Production Cook - 2nd Shift - Days Off: Saturday & Sunday

Home Chef•Bedford Park, IL

10h•$20 - $20

About The Position

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 2nd shift schedule, working from 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM, with designated days off on Saturday and Sunday. A Production 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).

Requirements

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

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

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

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