Commercialization Chef (all genders)

The role

You will turn innovative recipes into scalable, high-quality products. You will act as the bridge between Product Development and Kitchen Operations to ensure meals are optimized for commercial production.

What you will do

• Lead recipe scale-ups and refine production processes.
• Own end-to-end scale-up of new recipes for quality and food safety.
• Prepare and execute R&D recipes at production scale.
• Establish initial production yields based on equipment capacity.
• Validate recipe methods and production processes.
• Partner with the Culinary Team to translate creative concepts into scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with Kitchen Operations to improve product quality and efficiency.
• Ensure recipes meet quality standards and specifications before launch.
• Evaluate production equipment and workflows through capacity studies.
• Monitor production performance and investigate quality issues.

Required qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Culinary Arts, Culinary Science, Food Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in corporate food R&D, food manufacturing, or high-volume restaurant, catering, or banquet operations.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Process-driven.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems independently.
• Strong ownership mindset.
• Naturally curious.
• Customer-focused.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Adaptable to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Access to internal training programs.
• Annual budget for personal and professional development.
• Exclusive employee discounts on Factor meals.
• Competitive salary.
• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• Access to wellbeing initiatives.
• Mobility support.
• Retirement benefits.

About the company

Factor is a HelloFresh brand. They bring chef-crafted, ready-to-heat meals from concept to customers' tables.