Line Cook - 1st Shift - Days Off: Friday & Saturday

Home Chef • San Bernardino, CA

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About The Position

Home Chef is hiring a Line Cook to prepare and process food for its Ready to Heat (RTH) business. The role includes raw food preparation, washing, cutting, cooking, cooling, labeling, and portioning products, along with maintaining documentation, counts, and progress tracking. The cook follows direction from the Production Kitchen Supervisor and adheres to food safety and floor safety standard operating procedures.

The position works 1st shift, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with Friday and Saturday off. It requires working at a fast pace while maintaining attention to detail, accurate food-safety documentation, a clean and safe workspace, and proper use of kitchen equipment. Travel is not required.

Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with others as a team.
• Ability to follow direction, transition between tasks, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to accurately document food-safety information and track production progress.
• Ability to follow food safety, sanitation, GMP, and workplace safety procedures.
• High school diploma preferred but not required.
• At least 6 months of production or warehouse experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma.
• At least 6 months of production or warehouse experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, wash, cut, cook, cool, label, and portion raw food and products.
• Follow direction from the Production Kitchen Supervisor to meet production requirements.
• Label packaging at the standard average rate and report progress throughout the day.
• Read and understand recipes; cook food in ovens or tilt skillets and prepare sauces and ingredient components.
• Transition between tasks as needed and move hot speed racks or food into blast chillers.
• Safely use cooking, cooling, traying, and labeling equipment; perform basic troubleshooting of kitchen equipment.
• Document food transitions, times, temperatures, and other key information for batch tracing and critical control point (CCP) records.
• Track and share food progress at all stages of the process.
• Use appropriate measuring utensils to portion ingredients accurately.
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace; clean and sanitize probes, tables, and smallwares between recipe steps.
• Conduct full workspace changeovers when introducing a new allergen.
• Run cleaning cycles on Rational ovens and blast chillers, and clean tilt skillets.
• Follow facility Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), including additional GMPs for high-care areas where ROP is manufactured.
• Assist with end-of-day cleanups and follow safety guidelines, including proper lifting techniques.
• Follow Food Safety Cardinal Rules and support the company’s SQF food safety system and quality programs.
• Stay current on Alchemy training, including ROP- and RTH-specific courses.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance available.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• 401(k) program with matching.
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses.
• Customer promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off a first order.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed