Senior Corporate Chef
Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods.
We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees
worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our
team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our
family today. Apply Now!Your OpportunityOur team members receive
industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits
packages: Competitive Pay: $85,500 - $127,050 annuallyAnnual Bonus
Earning PotentialComprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement
Benefits and MoreEducation benefit available to full and part time
Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.Open to
moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance
packages!In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth,
professional development, and tuition assistance.The Senior
Corporate Chef is a crucial member of our customer marketing team
and is responsible for culinary development and presentations to
both our retail and foodservice customers. They are also an
important part of communicating and representing our brands at
events and in the development of marketing materials. Our Senior
Corporate Chef works closely with our Marketing, Consumer Insights,
Sales, R&D and Agency personnel. This role will also partner
with other internal culinary team members to deploy a vision for
Smithfield Foods product marketing strategy.
Core Responsibilities Provide menu strategy leadership across
consumer need state through identification, development, and
commercialization.Drives culinary innovation including testing and
menu category development.Leverages industry marketing data,
current trends in the culinary space, and unlimited creativity,
creates on-trend menu recipes and applications for corporate,
customer and segment events.Creates "blue sky" concepts that can be
developed/industrialized and produced in our plants.Leads team for
on-site preparation of food at corporate, customer and segment
eventsServes as a Senior Brand Ambassador at corporate events and
food showsPrepares and produces menu white papers and presentations
for customersLeading role (including support from Sales and
Marketing) in customer presentationsLeads and ideates in menu
brainstorming sessionsLeads and executes Food Photography and
Styling and Video shootsDevelops and cultivates relationships with
a variety of positions (Chef, R&D, Procurement) within top
National AccountsStays ahead of culinary, consumer and restaurant
trends, processes and products to assist in recommending new
applications, methods and ingredients The above statements are
intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to
be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills
required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as
assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals to perform the essential functions. Associates degree
from an accredited college or university in Culinary Arts and 7+
years culinary experience; or equivalent combination of education
and experience required.Four-year culinary degree and/or Chefs
certification, strongly preferred.Understanding of current pork
products and their production techniques.Experience with both QSRs
and FSRs in menu-creation/innovation, demonstrating deep knowledge
of customer operations, menus, initiatives, objectives.Knowledge of
Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and
Outlook.Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and achieve effective
time management.Ability to communicate concepts and rationale to
internal and external customers - excellent presentation
skills.Good writing skills, focusing on menu descriptions and
data-centric rationale.Experience working with Regional and/or
National Accounts at a Corporate levelAbility to work under
pressure and meet established goals, objectives and timelines.Sense
of urgency and ability to meet deadlines on a self-directed
basis.Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented
while building strong working relationships and a positive work
environment.Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic
environment.Problem solving and critical thinking skill set.Up to
50% travel may be required. Supervisory Responsibilities Provides
leadership and guidance to other company Chefs.Carries out
supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's
policies and applicable laws.Responsibilities include interviewing,
hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing
work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
addressing complaints and assisting in providing appropriate
resolutions.Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed
to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender
identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled
individual or any other protected group status or non-job
characteristic as directed by law. EEO/AA InformationSmithfield is
an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status,
status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status
or non-job characteristic as directed by law.If you are an
individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the employment selection process,
please call us at 757-357-1595.
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