Senior R&D Production Chef

Role Overview

We are looking for a Culinary R&D & Production Chef to lead menu development, recipe standardisation, and large-scale food production for our central kitchen operations.

This role bridges culinary creativity with production efficiency, ensuring dishes can be produced consistently at scale for catering, ready-to-eat meals, and institutional clients.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and innovate menu concepts for catering and ready-to-eat products

Conduct menu engineering and food cost analysis to ensure profitability

Design recipes suitable for batch production and central kitchen operations

Convert recipes into scalable batch production (1001000+ portions)

Standardise recipes with exact measurements, yields, and cooking procedures

Create recipe documentation and production SOPs

Conduct food trials, testing, and product development for new menu items

Work closely with operations and kitchen teams to ensure consistent execution

Adapt recipes for central kitchen production and automation equipment

Lead culinary development for new product launches and menu improvements

Requirements

Minimum 58 years culinary experience

Experience in central kitchen / catering / food production is a must.

Strong understanding of batch cooking and large-scale food preparation

Experience in menu development and recipe standardisation

Knowledge of food safety and HACCP standards

Preferred experience:

Ready-to-eat meals / frozen food production

Institutional catering

Food factory operations

What We Offer

We offer attractive benefits and career growth opportunities. Do reach out to us to learn more.

Opportunity to build new food concepts and menus

Leadership opportunity in R&D and production development

Application

Interested candidates may send their resume and portfolio of menu development work to:

• Email: [Confidential Information]
• WhatsApp to 9857-9292