Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

This role follows a 1st shift schedule, working from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with designated days off on Friday and Saturday.

A Line Cook is responsible for raw food prep, washing, cutting, cooking, cooling, labeling and portioning product for our Ready to Heat (RTH) business, while also owning documentation, counts, and tracking progress. Cooks must adhere to all floor safety and food safety standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Detailed Responsibilities

Raw food prep, washing, cutting, cooking, cooling

Must be able to receive direction from Production Kitchen Supervisor to fulfill production requirements
Must label packaging at the standard average rate, as well as submit progress made on activities throughout the day
Read and understand recipes
Cook food in ovens or tilt skilletsPrepare sauces and components for ingredients
Ability to transition between tasks when needed
Move hot speed racks or food into blast chillers
Safely use all cooking, cooling, traying, and labeling equipment

Quality CCPs and Documentation

Must work at a fast pace with strong attention to detail, while multitasking between different recipe steps
Must be able to accurately document times, temperatures, and other key information for food safety batch tracing & CCP documentation
Must know how to use proper measuring utensils to portion ingredients

Sanitation

Must be able to maintain a clean and safe workspace
Clean & sanitize probes, tables, and other smallwares between recipe steps
Conduct full changeovers when introducing a new allergen to a workspace
Running Clean cycles on Rational ovens, blast chillers, and cleaning out tilt skillets

General Responsibilities

Required to follow all GMPs while onsite at the facilities, including additional GMPs identified in high care areas where ROP is being manufactures
Must keep work area clean at all times and assist in EOD clean ups
Adheres to all safety guidelines (i.e. proper lifting techniques)
Adheres to Food Safety Cardinal Rules
Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs
Is up to date on all alchemy training, including ROP and RTH specific courses
Basic understanding and troubleshooting of kitchen equipment

Documentation and Progress Tracking

Documents food transitions throughout process with careful attention to detail
Tracks and shares progress of food at all stages

This position requires 0% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

HS Diploma preferred but not required
6+ months of production/warehouse environment preferred
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and with others as a team

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Perks and benefits

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
401k program
Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [email protected].

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

California Pay Range

$21.25—$21.25 USD

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California Pay Range 21.25 - 21.25 USD

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