Assistant Food Developer

Internally the job title for this role will be known as Coordinator Menu

McDonalds is one of the most recognisable brands in the the UK & Ireland alone we serve over 4 million customers every single day across nearly 1600 restaurants. Behind every great customer experience is a huge operational engine and the equipment and services that keep our restaurants running smoothly are absolutely critical.

Were looking for an Assistant Food Developer to join our Food & Drink Development team with a dedicated focus on beverages desserts and breakfast. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of some of our most loved menu categories working at the intersection of food innovation customer insight and brand strategy.

Youll join a passionate team of food lovers who create and develop new menu items that are delicious exciting and easy for our restaurants to deliver. If youre energised by creativity hands on development and bringing new ideas to life this is a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact on what millions of people enjoy.

What Youll Be Doing:

Youll support the endtoend development of new food and drink products - from initial concept through to launch - ensuring they meet consumer expectations operational needs and brand standards.

Youll take ownership of:

• Creating product and supplier briefs based on marketing promotional plans
• Developing products that meet consumer operational financial and nutritional requirements
• Supporting ideation creation and optimisation sessions for research and testing
• Attending UK Chef Councils as part of the development process
• Partnering with Consumer Insight to design and execute research projects
• Analysing research results and optimising products accordingly
• Ensuring crossfunctional alignment across Supply Chain Food Safety Operations Marketing and more
• Preparing product recommendations for Food Development Manager approval
• Managing projects through the Stage & Gate process to ensure timely delivery
• Building product pipelines for your categories
• Reviewing supplier capabilities and supporting first production runs
• Coordinating food showings and engagement sessions
• Supporting Operations Testing for new products
• Representing McDonalds at media events as a brand ambassador when required

Qualifications :

What Youll Bring:

Youll thrive in this role if youre energised by creativity collaboration and the fast pace of food innovation.

Were looking for someone with:

• A passion for food flavour and quality
• 2- 3 years experience in food development
• Experience in QSR retail FMCG or grocery is ideal
• A relevant degree or qualification in Food Science Food Technology Food Innovation Nutrition or a related field
• Strong project management and organisational skills (Stage & Gate experience is a bonus)
• A curious confident and logical approach to problemsolving
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fastmoving environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)

Additional Information :

Company Vision and Culture

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonalds and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonalds is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other and how we interact with customers franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent creating positive energising exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together

At McDonalds we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do and they make the McDonalds experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities which we are proud of. The diversity of our people customers Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it whether with McDonalds or elsewhere.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time