Executive Chef, Production

Home Chef • Atlanta, GA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Home Chef is seeking a culinary production expert to lead kitchen operations for its Ready to Heat brand, Tempo. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, an obsession with providing customers the highest-possible quality meals, and the ability to train and lead a team of associates to be able to consistently execute the culinary vision. This role oversees product quality in a mass production kitchen, ensuring consistent, premium taste, appearance, and performance of every meal. The position requires adherence to gold standards of food quality and safety, preparation of weekly cook schedules, and payroll review. The Executive Chef will maintain standards of quality, cost, eye appeal, and flavor, and inspect presentation to ensure quality standards are met. This role also involves coordinating with the RTH production manager for ingredient availability, training and leading kitchen staff through various processes, and developing training programs. Collaboration with Corporate R&D chefs on ingredient and menu improvements, execution of new recipes, and review of meal ratings are also key responsibilities. The role requires ensuring proper documentation and record keeping, signing off on Assembly Production Sheets, and ensuring batches are recorded in the Progress Tracker. This position requires 5% travel.

Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience in a commissary kitchen and high-volume food preparation
• High School Diploma or GED or related work experience
• Fluent in Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications
• Familiarity with USDA/FDA guidelines
• Skills in planning, organizing, prioritizing, and executing projects and activities
• Passion for helping people achieve their goals and improve themselves
• Knowledge of HACCP, FSMA, SQF, and USDA regulations

Nice To Haves

• American Culinary Federation chef certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee product quality in a mass production kitchen
• Validate consistent, premium taste, appearance, and performance of every meal leaving our high-volume kitchen
• Implement and adhere to gold standards of food quality and food safety
• Prepare weekly cook schedules and review/approve payroll in collaboration with HR
• Consistently maintain standards of quality, cost, eye appeal, and flavor of foods
• Check all processes before production time and inspect the presentation of food items to ensure quality standards are met
• Coordinate with RTH production manager to ensure all ingredients are available when needed
• Train and lead team members through the prep, cooking, and cooling processes
• Train, coach, and develop sous chef staff, including weekly 1:1 sessions for their growth and development
• Supervise, evaluate, and train employees, ensure sanitation and safety, menu planning, and related production activities
• Develop training programs and provide professional development opportunities for all kitchen staff
• Work with Corporate R&D chefs on ingredient and menu continuous improvement opportunities
• Ensure the execution of new recipes, training and oversight of kitchen staff to implement new recipes, and collaborate with the R&D team to improve existing recipes
• Attend weekly meetings with R&D chefs in order to give feedback on recipes or ingredient specifications
• Review meal ratings weekly and assess areas for performance improvement
• Ensure proper documentation and record keeping of lot information, CCP’s, sensory results, and yields
• Sign off on Assembly Production Sheets, ensuring that meal plating is visually appealing
• Ensure batches are properly recorded in Progress Tracker

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: High school or GED