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    "description": "<strong class=\"jdheading\">How We Work At Chick-fil-A</strong><br><br>Chick-fil-A,  Inc. ('Chick-fil-A' or 'the Company') Staff members play a vital role in achieving our strategic goals by developing their skills,  fostering inclusive teamwork,  and embracing innovation. All Staff are expected to contribute to a compelling future by inspiring and motivating those around them. Growth and development are essential at Chick-fil-A. We want Staff to seek new perspectives and adopt new methods to drive continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving business needs. Lastly,  we ask Staff to seek wisdom,  expect the best,  accept responsibility,  respond with courage,  and think others first. <br><br> Our Flexible Futures Model offers a healthy mix of working in person (currently a minimum of 8-10 days per month) and virtually,  strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community. <br><div></div><strong class=\"jdheading\">Overview</strong><br><br><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Culinary team is responsible for cultivating remarkable food that drives Customer trust and brand value and ensuring it is executable with excellence by Team Members.  This includes development of new menu items, improvement of existing menu items and serving as the subject matter expert on cross functional work. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Chick-fil-A is seeking a Sr. Culinary Lead to work on the Menu & Packaging Team in Marketing and will support Menu and Supply Chain innovation projects. This includes identifying and developing products, processes and tools that drive/enable growth and/or reduce overall cost to the system while ensuring product quality and product execution standards are upheld.  </span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The primary responsibilities for this role will be to support short and long-term projects focused on creating craveable menu items and optimizing cost to support the health of the brand. This individual will require technical expertise to assist with development and review of formulations, tools/smallwares, procedures, specifications and quality requirements for current menu items. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">This individual requires a high-level of self-direction and a proactive mindset that can provide innovative solutions to drive business growth.  He or she should have a passion for exceeding Customer expectations, for food and the science behind it, for execution and for the Chick-fil-A brand.  It is important that this role be able to collaborate effectively across various teams, both internally & externally, and is able to influence senior leadership and project leaders in regard to product and operational considerations.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Additional function-specific duties:</span></p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Menu Development & Menu Process Simplification</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Production Method Development</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Cross Functional Support</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Restaurant Operational Expertise</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Food Industry Awareness & Expertise </span></li></ul> <br><strong class=\"jdheading\">Responsibilities</strong><br><br><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Drive growth for the organization through leading new menu development projects and enable growth through protecting the core menu.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Lead the development of solutions in partnership with Supply Chain Innovation to improve cost across network while maintaining or improving quality.  <br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Lead and manage various aspects of projects including conceptualizing, designing, developing and evaluating menu item solutions.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Work with autonomy to drive outcomes while managing relationships with suppliers, internal and external partners.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Lead complex projects, as a subject matter expert, effectively and professionally to ensure stakeholders are informed and aligned while also ensuring Restaurant Operator and customer expectations are met.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Develop recipes or applications and convert them to final formulations for products and production.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Coordinate field tests in Chick-fil-A restaurants and analyze results prior to chainwide launch.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Organize and lead product showings and customer taste tests.<br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Work hands-on in a kitchen/R&D facility, as well as in Restaurants, at suppliers or in manufacturing facilities.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Design food production methods that simplify existing Chick-fil-A menu items as well as supporting new menu items. <br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Integrate simplification techniques into the food production process to ensure that all future menu items not only meet culinary standards but are operationally feasible.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Responsible for deep understanding of the food production process and the impact to food quality and team member experience.  <br></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Responsible for spending time engaging in Chick-fil-A Restaurants, learning from Operators and Team Members on operational opportunities.  </span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Actively explore food trends to stay abreast of changes in the marketplace.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Exhibit strong knowledge and awareness of historical and competitive marketplace.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Demonstrate Enterprise-Wide thinking and decision-making skills.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Exhibit the ability to present content and recipes to multiple levels of leadership – Executive Committee, Strategy Teams, Operators, Team Members, etc. </span></li></ul> <br><strong class=\"jdheading\">Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)</strong><br><br><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Mastery of fundamental culinary techniques</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Strong technical understanding of food production, particularly in a quick <br>service restaurant environment</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Successful track record of creating, developing and executing new menu items in a restaurant environment </span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Demonstrates a contagious energy and passion for food and the Chick-fil-A brand </span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Ability to think critically about issues and opportunities and identify solutions and options</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Experience in designing and executing experiments, process, Sensory or consumer testing</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Strong communication skills to present to senior leadership and work effectively with internal & external international business partners </span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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