Culinary Specialist

Position Snapshot

Location: Konolfingen, Switzerland"¯"¯

Company: Nestlé Product & Technology Center (NPTC) Nutrition"¯
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

Start date: as soon as possible

What we offer at Nestlé

Flexible combination of office-based and remote work. Please talk to us during the recruitment

process about what flexibility could look like for you!

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development

Dynamic international working environment

Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

At Nestlé Nutrition, our mission is to nurture a Healthier Generation. We aim to achieve this by leading the way in Research and Development of science proven nutrition solutions and by partnering with parents and healthcare professionals around the world. From pre-conception to adulthood, we are widening our reach and opening up new opportunities across the lifelong nutrition journey.

As a "Culinary Specialist", you will play a vital role in our product development team in Nestlé Konolfingen. Your expertise and passion for the culinary arts will be put to use as you contribute to concept development and create innovative solutions that bring the culinary experiences of consumers to life. You will have the opportunity to explore recipes from around the world, gaining a deep understanding of their unique processes especially in the field of sweet and creamy ingredients. Collaborating closely with our product developers, you will create and refine prototypes that will ultimately become the final dish solutions. Additionally, you will have the chance to present your work to stakeholders, participate in important meetings, and become part of the esteemed Nestlé chef network.

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 Culinary Specialist

• Create and develop new culinary concepts from the kitchen lab to the production line
• Collaborate with product developers from concept ideation to launch
• Build and document knowledge about the latest methods, trends, and developments in the food service and food production industry
• Present and showcase your ideas to stakeholders of all levels so that your ideas can come into life
• Promote culinary awareness across the company and explore processes or techniques that are potentially patentable.
• Actively participate in the Nestlé chef's network to gain and share knowledge

What will make you successful

• Culinary certification or degree and strong expertise in culinary as a culinary specialist, sous-chef, chef or a similar position
• Sweet and cream culinary knowledge a strong plus.
• Experience in dessert, pastry and chocolate preparations a strong plus.
• Creativity, curiosity and openness in exploring new types of dishes from across the globe
• Ability to collaborate and share knowledge to ensure a high-quality result
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Excellent communication in English (written, spoken), another language is a plus

At Nestlé Research and Development in Konolfingen near Bern / Switzerland, we develop for Nestlé worldwide, new products, processes and packaging concepts for a broad range of products of our Food Dairy Culinary Solutions businesses. In addition, we also provide technical assistance to our factories. #NestleCareerSwitzerland