Junior Recipe Developer

As a Junior Recipe Developer, you will be part of our in-house Culinary team and will collaborate with our Product Innovation, Menu Planning, and Product Insights teams. Your contribution to the strategic development of our Culinary department will be focused predominantly on researching, developing and testing recipes, analyzing and providing critical recommendations related to process improvements, and analyzing food trends, ingredients, diets, and customer preferences. You will be working on the HelloFresh and/or EveryPlate Brands.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, analyze and cross test recipes for execution, recipe flow, ingredient compatibility, recipe guidelines, and especially flavor. Recommend revisions to improve taste and consistent execution of successful recipes that can be reproduced by home cooks of varying skill levels.
• Research and develop new recipes within budget, nutritional, and variety constraints, leveraging product insights, food trends, customer feedback, and the recipe database to create exciting and successful new dishes. Analyze feedback on new recipes and make process adjustments to perfect recipes and document precise directions.
• Participate in all of the culinary team tastings, share your insights, provide and collect feedback on recipe flavor, composition, and methods; analyze and make any recommendations on any adjustments that need to be made to recipes, process, or directions.
• Research and experiment with new food trends, ingredients, and different diets. 
• Participate in our innovation workshops in collaboration with the Product Innovation team to shape the future direction of the menu.
• Analyze and propose modifications to existing recipes and corresponding directions to re-energize the product and drive score improvement or help solve operational constraints.
• Learn the unique HelloFresh and/or EveryPlate menu offerings. Become an expert in our customer preferences and flavor profiles, and apply this knowledge when evaluating recipes, ingredients, and processes to cultivate a variety of flavor experiences. 
• Review recipes for editorial and guideline standards before customer go-live; recommend changes as needed.
• Analyze customer feedback and update guidelines tracker for accuracy, including updating for new methods or new ingredients based on customer feedback.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to provide culinary input on projects and new initiatives. 

You are...

• Obsessed with food!
• In the “know” regarding trends and developments happening in the culinary space
• Creative and pragmatic when it comes to creating, testing, and updating new and existing  culinary products for our customers
• Organized, detailed oriented, and comfortable working with large data sets and systems
• Agile, adaptable, and excited to work in a fast-paced environment that’s rapidly  changing with limited direction
• Solution-oriented, able to think critically, and relentless at driving projects to completion
• Able and willing to give and receive constructive feedback well
• Able to identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement with effective written and oral communication skills.
• Able to confidently lead demonstrations and provide interactive instructions to test kitchen audiences.

At a minimum, you have...

• Bachelor's degree 
• 2 years of Professional Culinary experience; ideally in a Test Kitchen or Product Development related role 
• Culinary School Degree or equivalent work experience and/or training

You’ll get…

• Competitive compensation & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy
• $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans effective first day of employment
• 75% discount on your subscription to HelloFresh and EveryPlate, 50% discount on Green Chef, and 40% discount on Factor (as well as other product initiatives)   
• Snacks, cold brew on tap & monthly catered lunches
• Company sponsored outings & Employee Resource Groups
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company  

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.