Executive Corporate Chef

Your Story.
You will provide culinary development of concepts and products for the Food Service and Ingredient business unit.

Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Work Week
  
  
  
  • Hybrid work schedule - Onsite Tuesday - Thursday with the option to work remotely Monday and Friday
  • Compressed work week - Option of day Friday
  
  
  
  
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

• Creates new and exciting recipes, product applications and finished products for FSI customers and consumers.
• Creates and presents exceptional menu concepts through customer and trend analysis for customer innovation presentations, culinary sessions and marketing campaigns
• Independently develops and maintains relationships with key, strategic FSI customer chefs and has an excellent understanding of industry and customer specific trends
• Stays updated on market trends relevant to the FSI business and actively brings forward opportunities that align with our innovation strategies
• Leads Culinary development of samples including sample derivatives where customers are requesting a change in flavor profile or functionality
• Collaborates with and provides additional product development support with R&D to meet customer requests
• Provides external customer service to sales and marketing teams via customer site visits, problem solving, consultation and presentation.
• Proactively leads culinary support on the commercialization of new product prototypes and product development problem solving.
• Has a working knowledge of commercial ingredients for product development.
• Represents Sargento at industry and community events and provides cross Business Unit support as needed
• Provides Culinary expertise related to Sensory initiatives, product optimizations and sample development
• Leads culinary execution of CEO product cuttings
• Other duties may be assigned.

Your Education and Experience.

• Culinary Degree/Certification required (American Culinary Federation, RCA Certified Research Chef, Certified Culinary Scientist, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Ten + years of combined experience with a food manufacturer and/or restaurant chain business (>50 stores).

Our Story.
With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

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