Who Are Absolute Taste and What Do We Do? We are an innovative culinary and customer service provider, dedicated to delivering inspirational food and experiences that redefine customer satisfaction. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for pushing boundaries, we continue to grow from strength to strength. As a small, dynamic team of event professionals, we specialize in creating exciting, well-managed, and sustainable events, while fostering strong working relationships. We're looking for individuals who share our fun, resilient, and hardworking values to join our supportive, high-performing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a highly regarded organisation dedicated to success and a positive, empowering culture. About The Role We are seeking an experienced Junior Development Chef with strong Food Service and Hospitality experience. You’ll play a key role in shaping, testing, and elevating dishes that deliver the premium, guest‑focused experience we’re known for. Work Location: Bicester As a Junior Development Chef your key responsibilities will be: Working with our NPD Head Chef to create new, seasonal menu propositions for our travel clients, considering production, regeneration of the food and shelf-life restrictions Ensure all recipes can be produced on a medium to large-scale volume with keeping consistency Optimising ingredients and procedures to minimize human inaccuracies Work with local suppliers to ensure the sourcing of fresh ingredients for the business Supporting with typing up of recipes and costings where required Monitor trends and develop recipes in accordance with customer demands and response Maintaining the ongoing development of new and existing quality products – working closely with existing and new customers Support with taking product from concept to launch with in the operation’s current capabilities Basic understanding of food cost, knowledge of high-cost ingredients versus lower costs Work closely with production teams across capabilities – taking new products into production as well as assist on existing products – review process and assist with updating process and or problem solving Work closely with Procurement, Technical team & commercial team/ account managers Conduct Shelf-life testing Sample making, as well as always maintain excellent standards in NPD kitchen, you will also be involved in collection of ingredients and day-to-day housekeeping. Define, implement, and monitor process to ensure compliance to all health and regulation requirements Managing and updating knowledge management systems in line with the quality standards and protocols Customer facing - from product presentations to cooking and presenting lunches/ dinners for clients – a natural good host making a mean cup of tea! What We Are Looking For: Min 1 years’ experience as a chef Work in fast-paced environment with short lead times Ability to work from very specific briefs Must be a passionate foodie and have outstanding food knowledge and ability to demonstrate natural flair with a good pallet – basically you must love food and cooking! Have the ability to bring whole concepts together as well as working on silo products Ability to quickly learn the capabilities of the current operation and work alongside the capabilities when developing products for our demanding customers Must have an eye for detail and with good organization skills Good all-round knowledge of cuisines from around the world Good all-round knowledge of various cooking techniques and production processes Up to date with latest food trends and innovative food orientated mindset Good communication skills Ability to work on own projects as well as part of a team on larger projects Problem solving, think on feet Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft excel, PowerPoint and word. Why Join Us at Absolute Taste? Join a fast-growing and innovative company that is redefining customer experiences in the culinary and event space. We offer an empowering team culture, the opportunity to work on exciting, well-managed events, and a supportive, resilient team environment. We are committed to supporting your career growth with thorough training and ongoing development. You can also enjoy benefits such as: 25 Days holiday Bank Holiday Company Pension Scheme Life Assurance Employee Wellbeing Program If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced environment and contribute to the success of Absolute Taste, apply today and join our team! We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.