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Home Chef

Subscription-based meal kit delivery service

Production Cook

Machine & Process OperationUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma is preferred but not required.
  • Six or more months of production or warehouse environment experience is preferred.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and with others as a team.
  • Ability to receive direction from the Production Kitchen Supervisor to fulfill production requirements.
  • Ability to label packaging at the standard average rate and submit progress made on activities throughout the day.
  • Ability to read and understand recipes.
  • Ability to transition between tasks when needed.
  • Ability to safely use cooking, cooling, traying, and labeling equipment.
  • Ability to accurately document times, temperatures, and other key information for food safety batch tracing and critical control point documentation.
  • Knowledge of proper measuring utensils to portion ingredients.
  • Ability to maintain a clean and safe workspace.
  • Ability to conduct full changeovers when introducing a new allergen to a workspace.
  • Ability to follow good manufacturing practices onsite, including additional practices identified in high-care areas where reduced-oxygen packaging is manufactured.
  • Ability to follow safety guidelines, including proper lifting techniques, and Food Safety Cardinal Rules.
  • Ability to keep up to date on Alchemy training, including reduced-oxygen packaging and ready-to-heat specific courses.
  • Basic understanding of and troubleshooting ability for kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare raw food by washing, cutting, cooking, cooling, labeling, and portioning products for the ready-to-heat business, while maintaining documentation, counts, and progress tracking.
  • Cook food in ovens or tilt skillets and prepare sauces and ingredient components.
  • Move hot speed racks or food into blast chillers.
  • Work at a fast pace while multitasking between recipe steps and maintaining attention to detail.
  • Clean and sanitize probes, tables, and other smallwares between recipe steps.
  • Run clean cycles on Rational ovens and blast chillers, and clean tilt skillets.
  • Keep the work area clean and assist with end-of-day cleanups.
  • Support the company's food safety system (SQF) and quality programs.
  • Document food transitions throughout the process and track and share food progress at all stages.

Desired Qualifications

  • Six or more months of production or warehouse environment experience.

About the Company

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Home Chef

Subscription-based meal kit delivery service

Home Chef provides meal kits with pre-portioned ingredients and step-by-step recipes delivered to customers, saving time for busy households. Subscribers choose a meal plan and receive weekly or monthly boxes, with flexible options like one-time purchases and gift cards, plus grocery retailer partnerships. It differentiates itself through a broad, diverse menu that accommodates various dietary needs and multiple purchasing channels beyond direct delivery. The goal is to help families enjoy home-cooked meals with fresh ingredients without the planning and grocery-shopping burden.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$57M
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
2013

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