Sr. Chef, Culinary Innovation

 

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

 

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

 

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

This role leads cooking, cuisine, and promotion of culinary mastership at the Nestlé Development Center (NDC Solon, OH) in support of R&D priorities linked to the Strategic Business Unit and Market.

 

The team member is accountable for identifying and translating back to NDC Solon stakeholders what, why and how the latest Global cuisine and culinary developments impact Nestlé R&D Discovery and Nestlé USA (NUSA) business. A successful team member will identify and lead strategic initiatives and best-practice in Culinary Excellence across the Chef Network within and outside Nestlé. The role will proactively lead the culinary inspiration and development of NDC projects, and support Project Managers / Product Developers / Engineers / Technicians in scaling up the products in Bench-Top, Pilot Plant and factory by applying cooking and cuisine expertise.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead discovery, translation, and communication of restaurant cuisine, culinary art culinary science, and home-cooking trends.
• Lead strategic initiatives, knowledge building and food inspiration showcases, which demonstrate Commercial Culinary Mastery and deliver inspiration to R&D, Business and Customer stakeholders.
• Develop and drive culinary-inspired ideas, concepts and prototypes based on consumer needs and business opportunities.
• Develop and drive expertise into NDC ideations, projects, and site activities using visual story-telling tools and best-practices in presentation design.
• Develop and drive gold standard and reference target for NDC projects, training Sensory Product Experience team, and demonstrate insight from research to scale-up to ensure reference target is met.
• Identify, own, and activate a Culinary Excellence/Culinary Education workstream within and across the broader Nestlé Chef Network and the R&D community.
• Inspire and support opportunities with the Nestlé Chef Network in creativity, problem-solving, information sharing, common challenges or internal/external events and publicity (weekly planning-meeting and calendar in common).
• Inspire and support nutritionists and technologists to formulate and develop products, according to Nestlé and external guidelines.
• Develop, maintain, and share knowledge across the Nestlé Ingredient Advisor community of new/novel vendor material, raw materials and functional ingredients.
• Support Nestlé Quality Management System initiatives and administrative budgeting (OPEX, CAPEX) related to the Culinarium and Support Kitchen.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Knowledge):

• 5-10 years of professional kitchen experience. Culinary Science degree or certifications, and award-winning/Michelin recognized restaurant experience preferred.
• Mastery of/with several different cuisines and the knowledge and ability to adapt them to American consumer needs.
• Mastery of professional culinary technique (logistics/planning, preparation, and presentation), as guided by Global Miche