Overview: The Junior Development Chef works closely with the Product Development team and broader team on site to support the development and creation of new products and improve existing recipes to achieve the innovation plan for the site. This role will involve hands-on development, experimentation and testing to ensure products are of the highest standard whilst meeting operational, quality and nutritional requirements. This will be across a multiple customer base and private label for the chilled snack food category. Responsibilities: Support New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) to required cost and timescales. Assist on varying customer briefs to create and deliver innovative products that meet customer and market requirements. Assist recipe building and formulation against guidelines. Gather information required and present products to internal teams, which includes benchmarking sessions, pre submission panels, cost reduction. Identify new trends and maintain current products to deliver newness to the category by understanding the market. Communicate with teams including NPD, purchasing and finance to interpret briefs, source new ingredients and carry out costings. Work with the procurement team to source quality ingredients and stay informed about new suppliers and innovative ingredients that could improve product offerings. Conduct regular tastings of product samples to assess ...