HelloFresh SE | Germany | Niederlande Amsterdam | Temporary contract | Full time / Home office | Published since: 01.02.2026 on stepstone.de
R&D Chef (m/f/d)
We are seeking a R&D Chef to join the culinary team of our newest brand, Factor: a healthy, ready-to-heat meal delivery service. At Factor, our goal is to revolutionize the way consumers eat: we make it more convenient to get delicious, healthy meals delivered to your doorstep; we cater to distinct dietary lifestyles and provide an ever-changing menu that appeals to a wide population of people. We are growing exponentially and are looking to continue to build our team with entrepreneurial-minded people who have a passion for culinary innovation, nutrition, and helping people achieve their goals. Reporting to the Culinary Lead, the R&D Chef will be responsible for developing delicious new recipes and innovating on existing recipes in order to drive excitement across our customer base. This role is required to develop recipes across all thet and meal preference types, while maintaining specific cost and nutritional targets. You will be expected to deliver on end-to-end culinary recipe development from ideation through initial editorial steps. The role is cross-functional and will work closely with our Operations, Nutrition, Procurement, and Menu Planning Teams to develop the best possible product to our customers. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Develop new recipes weekly that meet Factor's product priorities, nutritional targets, cost, and production constraints Continuously improve existing recipes by accelerating feedback and performance data Dive deep into customer data, market trends, and competitor activity to inform future development Bench-test new recipes and run panel tastings to refine products through peer Feedback Input and track recipes in our development tools to ensure clear documentation and iteration history Partner with Sourcing to evaluate and approve new ingredients that improve the customer experience, and meet quality / cost standards Collaborate with our Commercialization Chefs to ensure recipes are thoroughly tested and designed for large scale production Letter photography and craft recipe stories for use across website and app content
4+ years experience creating recipes, and/or running a commissary or large restaurant A degree in Culinary Science a similar culinary-related field A strong understanding of popular and fast-growing dietary lifestyles across the EU A passion for staying up-to-speed on the science of nutrition and emerging research Curiosity and open-mindedness: you are always interested in learning new and better ways of doing things Outstanding communication and organizational skill: you excel at planning, priorityitizing, and executing projects, are highly collaborative and can manage diverse opinions and priorities, and never miss a deadline An entrepreneurial mindset: you take initiative, are highly accountable, and love to get things done, all with a high standard of excellence An obsession with food and a passion for helping people achieve their goals!
Freedom to initiate, execute and implement your own ideas Lots of learning and development opportunities 24 holidays based on 40 hours per week per year, per rata A hybrid work setup - with roughly 2 days in our Amsterdam office Reimbursement of travel expenses to the office Discount on your ClassPass subscription, and a discount for your gym membership via Bedrijfsfitness Nederland Discount on your additional health insurance through Zilveren Kruis A discount on your weekly, Factor, HelloFresh and/or Green Chef box in the Netherlands Healthy lunches, fruit and snacks in the office Competitive salary and pension scheme Social activities with our culturally diverse team! !
Location
 | HelloFresh SE | |
| 1114AE Amsterdam | ||
| Germany |
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