About the Role
Orbital Kitchens is seeking culinary students for hands-on experience in culinary research & development, recipe testing, and large-scale food production. This role offers exposure to the food industry beyond traditional restaurants, focusing on how food concepts are developed, tested, scaled, documented, and executed in high-volume production.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recipe development and culinary testing
- Prepare ingredients and recipes for R&D trials
- Help scale recipes from small tests to large-batch production
- Participate in batch-cooking and production tests
- Record yields, measurements, cook times, temperatures, and testing observations
- Assist with tastings and product evaluations
- Help maintain standardized recipes and culinary documentation
- Support shelf-life and product stabilization testing
- Compare results between small-batch and large-scale production
- Help develop repeatable production methods and procedures
- Work with Culinary and Operations teams to improve food quality and consistency
- Maintain an organized, clean, and food-safe working environment
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a culinary arts or related program
- Comfortable working in a professional kitchen environment
- Able to follow recipes, procedures, and food-safety standards
- Open to feedback and experimentation
- Reliable, professional, and eager to learn
- Previous R&D experience is not required
Skills
- Culinary R&D
- Product Development
- Culinary Operations
- Food Production
- Quality Assurance
- Culinary Training
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Culinary Arts Program
About the Company
- Orbital Kitchens is a company that produces food products at scale.
