Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland 
Institute: Nestlé Institute of Food Sciences
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% 
Type of contract: permanent   

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What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits 

Position Summary  

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. For an overview of our research activities follow this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.  

Learn more about the Institute of Food Sciences here.

We are looking for a Concept & Development Chef, where you will be part of the Rapid Prototyping Department within the Food Sciences Institute. Within projects you will be responsible to translate culinary understanding & scientific findings into the development of prototypes, products, and application recipes. 

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context. 
 

A Day in the Life of a Concept & Development Chef

• Translate culinary understanding and scientific discoveries into concepts and its related prototypes, products and application recipes for future food products 
• Develop Food/Culinary products which appeal to the local taste, texture and appearances for a defined market or region
• Plan and coordinate prototyping and development related activities within the project timeline, including presentation of concepts and prototypes to key stakeholders
• Prepare taste-testing, test series and product benchmark sessions 
• Collaborate with cross functional teams such as e.g. scientists, quality and technical specialists, in a proactive and solution oriented mindset
• Contribute to various creative sessions with culinary knowledge to strengthen concepts and product proposals to meet the brief of the business and consumer expectations
• Conduct first feasibility assessments & assist the scale up of development prototypes to bench and pilot scale 
• Follow and scout new food trends using personal networks 
• Teach cooking and cuisine understanding
• Involvement in all culinary lunch, dinner and catering events by exceeding guest expectations, inspiring and creating product and food experiences

What will make you successful

• Experience in the high-end hospitality/catering business in different countries (>5 years), preferably experience in international 5-star-hotel company as Chef de cuisine or above (Executive Sous Chef, Executive Chef)
• 3+ years’ experience on product development in R&D for application on industrial scale 
• Knowledge about food ingredients / industrial raw materials like flavors, fats and oils, starches, and hydrocolloids etc.
• Collaborate with scientists and cross-functional project teams in a proactive & solution-oriented mindset up to industrialization and product launches
• Knowledge of food in general, the ingredients, ethnic cuisines, regional specialties
• Fluency in English mandatory (written and spoken), French is a plus

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day. Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.