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Home Chef

Subscription-based meal kit delivery service

Training Lead

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$22.75/hr+ 401(k) match
Junior
Atlanta, GA, USA
In PersonNight shift, 5:30 PM–4:00 AM; days off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 0% travel.
TrainingCorporate & Technical Training

About the job

Requirements
  • A general high school degree or equivalent, such as a GED.
  • At least 6 months of experience in a production or warehouse environment.
  • Desire to train and willingness to learn new skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment alongside others as a team.
  • Availability to work nights and weekend shifts.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to maintain floor presence and stand or walk for up to 10–12 hours.
Responsibilities
  • Support training activities for hourly new hires across departments, ensuring they understand the operations team and overall processes and complete initial online training through the learning management system.
  • Train hourly production new hires on production processes, human safety, food safety, and general behavioral expectations.
  • Ensure hourly teams, including associates and leads, complete assigned online refresher training.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and retraining efforts across departments for hourly employees.
  • Work with the Training Superintendent to promote a positive training program and production-floor culture and help new hires succeed in their roles.
  • Develop expertise in production-floor processes and understand how supporting departments work with Production.
  • Assist and coach new hourly employees on floor processes and procedures.
  • Understand the training program, policies, and procedures.
  • Track and document employee progress using the provided skills and competencies checklist.
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with Production Supervisors and Shift Managers.
  • Understand key performance indicators and communicate targets effectively to new and existing associates.
  • Support other departments’ new hires with their learning management system training and related tasks.
  • Support implementation of new processes, gather data about existing or new processes, and retrain employees as needed.
  • Support retraining in other departments using one-page lessons or standard operating procedures and conduct knowledge checks as needed.
  • Help team members across departments complete required compliance training and communicate site compliance status and steps toward full compliance to site leaders.
  • Complete daily, weekly, and monthly tasks as determined by standard work.
  • Follow and help enforce the facility’s good manufacturing practices.
  • Support the facility’s food safety system, quality programs, and employee safety initiatives.
  • When not performing training-lead duties, support and work directly on the production floor.

About the company

Home Chef delivers meal kits with pre-portioned ingredients and step-by-step recipes to subscribers’ homes, saving time for busy households. Subscribers sign up for a plan, choose how many meals per week, and receive a box with ingredients and instructions; one-time purchases and gift cards offer flexible options, and grocery retailer partnerships broaden reach. The service differentiates itself through time-saving convenience, a broad, diverse menu that covers different dietary needs, and flexible purchasing plus retail partnerships. The goal is to help modern households enjoy home-cooked meals with fresh ingredients without the planning and shopping burden.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$57M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Home Chef's February-April 2026 Giada menu drove promotional traffic and new-customer discounts.
  • Wishbone Kitchen launched January 2026, proving celebrity collaborations remain active acquisition channels.
  • Kroger still lists Home Chef products online in September 2026, preserving national shelf and digital access.

What critics are saying

  • Kroger cut roughly 1,000 corporate jobs in August 2025, signaling relentless cost pressure.
  • NLRB election at Bedford Park covered 457 workers, exposing labor organizing risk.
  • Grubhub defeated Home Chef's trademark injunction in 2023, weakening brand-protection leverage.

What makes Home Chef unique

  • Home Chef pairs Kroger retail reach with e-commerce, expanding distribution beyond pure-play meal kits.
  • Giada De Laurentiis partnership launched February 23, 2026, reinforcing chef-led premium meal storytelling.
  • Home Chef's recyclable packaging and food-rescue program reduce waste across four facilities.

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Benefits

  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Casual wear
  • Weekly credit toward lunch provided
  • Produce and snacks
  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Fun workspace
  • FSA

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

22%

1 year growth

23%

2 year growth

23%
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The Tidewater News
Feb 18th, 2025
Home Chef is Spicing Up the Kitchen Through A New Partnership With Ayesha Curry

Home Chef is spicing up the kitchen through A new partnership with Ayesha Curry.

Guilty Eats
Jan 15th, 2025
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Home Chef has partnered with Feel Good Foodie to give us Mediterranean inspired meals.