NPD Junior Chef Days, Monday - Friday

Job description

Cranswick is one of the largest food producers in Britain. Authenticity, craftsmanship and great taste, delivered through the highest possible ethical, sustainability and welfare standards are the values at the core of our innovative business. These values are delivered by our most important asset - our team of experts working strategically throughout the business. By joining the Cranswick team you will become a part of a progressive business which is dedicated to developing and nurturing your talent through tailored learning and development opportunities. For a business with no limits, where your career and personal development opportunities have no boundaries, dream big and apply today.

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a NPD Junior Chef to join the team at Cranswick Sutton Fields. The role will provide a site-based resource within the development team to manage NPD projects for the Sutton Fields site for their customer base from initial ideation to launch.

Main duties include (but not limited to):

• Understands the relationship between the supplier and customer (buyer, developer and technologist)
• Understands what a 'good job' looks like for internal panel etiquette
• May support external panels through product preparation and cooking
• Prepares samples for presentations, either from the kitchen or factory to an acceptable standard and agreed timescale
• Understands what a critical path is and why we need them
• Reads food trend reports issued
• Aware of internal stakeholders across the customer base (e.g. who the account manager is for each customer) and site
• With support of line manager, delivers given workload within the confines of a daily plan and raises concerns if workload is unmanageable within the day

• Awareness of food quality standards, CCPs, allergens and hygiene standards
• Ability to work from recipe sheets to produce kitchen and factory samples
• Ability to work unsupervised in a factory environment
• Comfortable to work in factory, office and kitchen environments
• Can accurately enter data into Excel and can create basic formulas
• Strong team player and works for the good of the team
• Flexible; is able to work within a fast-moving environment with change and high expectations
• Demonstrate a genuine interest and understanding of food
• Has good attention to detail
• Good motivational and interpersonal skills
• Holds a full UK drivers license

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Kingston upon Hull

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

28-07-2026

Profession type

Bar Staff / Waiters and Waitresses

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No