Home Chef
Food & Beverage
ProductionLead-DayShift
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“Production Lead - Day Shift at Home Chef. Skills: Production planning, Team leadership, Quality control. Guide production associates. Lead production employees”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure order completion; Avoid unnecessary downtime; Minimize errors; Meet target
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Working knowledge of SOPs, Hourly checks on packaging, Hourly checks on portions, Hourly checks on meal bags
Nice to Have
Recommendations for SOP improvements
What You'll Do.
Guide production associates
Lead production employees
Direct production employees
Train production employees
Obtain production plan
Set up portioning tables
Set up meal bagging tables
Set up shipping lines
Collaborate with supervisor
Follow production schedules
Communicate expectations
Ensure policy adherence
Plan for product shortages
Communicate product needs
Avoid unnecessary downtime
Check ingredients for quality
Check ingredients for accuracy
Check ingredients for shelf life
Ensure line does not overproduce
Ensure no waste of food
Ensure no waste of packaging
Identify sections on production sheet
Complete sections on production sheet
Verify ingredients with FSQA
Complete meal bag sign off
Ensure meal bag checks
Ensure packaging is correct
Ensure labels are correct
Communicate packaging shortages
Communicate label shortages
Check portions for errors
Check meal bags for errors
Ensure team meets target
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Production associates; Warehouse runners; Production Supervisor; FSQA
Communication Scope
Communicate targets; Communicate expectations; Communicate product needs; Communicate shortages
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 role follows a Day shift schedule, working from 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM, with designated days off on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. A Production Lead is responsible for guiding a line or table of production associates during portioning, meal bagging/kitting, and shipping. They will lead, direct, guide and train assigned production employees. Detailed Responsibilities A Production Lead is scheduled to begin their shift prior to the start of production and is responsible for obtaining their production plan and targets for the day from the supervisor and setting up the portioning tables, meal bagging tables, and/or shipping line Production Targets Collaborates with the Supervisor to get the production plans and targets for the day Follows production schedules to ensure order completion during allotted timeframes Effectively communicates the targets and production expectations to the production associates as well as their performance against the target Ensures associa
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