Product Development Chef

We produce meal solutions that are perfect for the centre of any dish. Our greatest passion has always been to help our foodservice partners succeed, by providing quality meal solutions that are convenient and consistent.

Steeped in tradition but driven by innovation. At MelCo, we have a deep respect for culinary history, and a natural curiosity for the future. We use our knowledge of traditional techniques, paired with the latest technologies, to create exciting new meal solutions that can be place on the forefront of any trend.

We believe that it is our mission to help restaurants succeed, by delivering convenience products that don't compromise on quality. In doing so, we believe that we can help our foodservice partners save time in the kitchen in order to make time to do what's most important to them - growing their business.

At MelCo, is dedicated to creating meal solutions that can blend into any menu, and it is with our core values that help us achieve this goal. We value Natural Products, Authenticity, Innovation, and People. We take the time to source All-Natural ingredients. We research recipes that are authentic to their traditional heritage. We use our state-of-the-art facilities to preserve the integrity, flavour, and texture of our fresh-made products. Altogether working to provide products that are fresh - from the moment they are made, to the moment they arrive on your customer's dish.

As the Product Development Chef, you will:

• Developing a diverse range of menus for different cuisines
• Keeping up with industry trends and creating new recipes for commercial manufacturing
• Process setting within a kitchen environment when implementing a new product
• Ability to reverse engineer menus and products
• Strong awareness on product costing and portioning
• Collaborating with other departments within the business on menu launch.
• Prepare and present concept sample to customer and conduct taste panel evaluation
• Working with R&D team to review and improve existing products and manufacturing procedures by applying culinary knowledge and experience into industry process
• Working closely with production team to convert bench top sample to large scale manufacturing
• Adhere to all GMP guidelines and work health and safety procedures

We are looking for people who have:

• Experience in hospitality management with various international cuisine experience
• Experience in project management, product management or marketing
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Developed leadership skills
• Ability to priority tasks, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to analyse of balance financial requirements in customer and operation criteria.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and presentation skills to cater to a variety of audiences at all levels within the business
• Adaptable, self-motivated and proactive attitude, solution oriented and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent numeracy and computer literacy with intermediate knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint.

To apply please click on the “APPLY” button to immediate apply. You must be an Australian Citizen or Resident to apply. Due to the high volume of applicants, only successful applicants will be contacted via email or mobile to discuss further.