Home Chef
ExecutiveChef,Production(Contract)
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“Executive Chef, Production (Contract) at Home Chef. Skills: Culinary production, Kitchen operations, Team leadership. Oversee product quality. Validate meal taste”
What You'll Achieve.
Provide customers highest-possible quality meals; Consistently execute culinary vision
Industry & Context.
Performance improvement assessment
5% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years commissary kitchen experience, High School Diploma or GED, Fluent in Microsoft Office, Fluent in Google Suite applications
Nice to Have
American Culinary Federation chef certification
What You'll Do.
Oversee product quality
Validate meal appearance
Validate meal performance
Implement gold standards
Adhere to gold standards
Prepare weekly cook schedules
Maintain quality standards
Maintain cost standards
Maintain eye appeal standards
Maintain flavor standards
Check processes before production
Inspect food presentation
Coordinate ingredient availability
Train sous chef staff
Coach sous chef staff
Develop sous chef staff
Develop training programs
Provide professional development
Train kitchen staff on recipes
Oversee kitchen staff on recipes
Improve existing recipes
Give feedback on recipes
Give feedback on ingredients
Review meal ratings weekly
Assess performance improvement areas
Ensure proper documentation
Ensure record keeping
Sign off on Assembly Production Sheets
Ensure meal plating is appealing
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; HR collaboration; RTH production manager coordination; Corporate R&D chefs collaboration; R&D team collaboration
Process & Methodology
Planning, Organizing, Prioritizing, Executing projects
Full Job Description
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 is a temporary position, expected to last approximately 6 months. We are seeking a culinary production expert to lead kitchen operations for Home Chef’s 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. Detailed 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 Coord
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