Home Chef · 1 day ago
Production Cook - 2nd Shift - Days Off: Saturday & Sunday
Bedford Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$19.65/hr - $19.65/hr
0+ years expHome Chef is a company focused on providing meal solutions and they are seeking a Production Cook for their 2nd shift operations. The role involves raw food preparation, cooking, and ensuring adherence to food safety standards while maintaining a clean workspace.
DeliveryFood and BeverageRestaurants
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 skillets
Prepare 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
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
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
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
Documents food transitions throughout process with careful attention to detail
Tracks and shares progress of food at all stages
Qualification
Required
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 skillets
Prepare 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
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
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
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
Documents food transitions throughout process with careful attention to detail
Tracks and shares progress of food at all stages
Preferred
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
Benefits
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
Company
Home Chef
Home Chef is a provider of subscription-based meal kit delivery services to help people to save time while enjoying home cooking.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$57MKey Investors
L CattertonShining Capital
2018-05-23Acquired
2016-09-29Series B· $40M
2016-06-28Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Erik Jensen
CEO
Recent News
2025-12-29
2025-11-05
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