Customer Experience Associate

Home Chef; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life anddisb

401k program

Flexible spending accounts for medical

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a Customer Experience Associate to serve as the frontline liaison with customers via phone, email, and chat. The role covers handling inquiries, account updates, and training on the platform using in-house resources and problem-solving skills.

Typical duties include responding to tickets, participating in cross-channel support, and contributing to trend analysis while maintaining a customer-first approach in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in customer support or related positions.
• General high school degree or equivalent.
• Positive attitude toward customer communication and teamwork.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Basic ability to spot trends and analyze themes.
• Typing at least 50 wpm.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customer issues via phone, email and chat.
• Assist customers with account updates and platform usage.
• Document incidents using live support tools.
• Learn the platform and use in-house resources to solve problems.
• Support customers with empathy and effective communication.
• Participate in ticket handling across voice, email, and chat.

Skills

Communication skills

Typing speed 50 wpm

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Positive attitude

Education

High school diploma

Job description

• Assist customers via incoming phone calls.

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.

The Customer Experience Associate Position operates Monday - Friday from 10:00am - 6:30pm CST.

Please note: the training for this role begins on Monday 10/26 and runs for 3 weeks, Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:30p CST. It is a requirement that all new hires are available to attend for the entirety of the training.

Our Customer Experience Associate serves as the front line of communication between the company and our customers. Representatives will respond to customer issues, complaints and inquiries via phone, email and chat.

The Customer Experience Associate is primarily responsible for handling fundamental customer issues such as making account updates, assisting with the use of the platform, and documenting incidents via live support channels. You will train and learn the platform’s basics and use in-house resources, problem-solving, and people skills to support customers. We aim to live our values in every interaction and are looking for Customer Support Associates who care deeply about making everyday lives easier.

As a Customer Support Associate, you will spend your productive time working directly with customers via chat, phone, or email.

Detailed Responsibilities

Our shift schedules remain static (the days you work) but your activities per shift will remain fluid and may change depending on business needs. Flexibility and adaptability are required when approaching daily ticket handling responsibilities.

Participate in Ticket Handling

• Participate in Ticket Handling on Voice Channel:
  • Assist customers via incoming phone calls.
  • Spend up to 24 hours per week on the phone channel.
  • Shows up to each shift, spending the proper scheduled amount of time online.
  • Does not miss or decline phone calls unless communicated to team lead.
  • Averages around 10 calls per hour.
• Participate in Ticket Handling on Email Channel:
  • Assist customers via inbound email and web form tickets.
  • Spend up to 10 hours per week on the email channel
  • Shows up to each shift, replying to roughly 12 email tickets per hour.
  • Cleans out personal ‘inbox’ daily, responding to all replies within 24 hours.
• Participate in Ticket Handling on Chat Channel:
  • Assist customers via inbound AI chat (helpshift).
  • Spends up to 12 hours per week on the chat channel.
  • Responds to each chat within a defined SLA period.

Research and Understand Current Trends and Issues from Customers

• Participate in daily/weekly team meetings and stand-ups.
• Actively looks for trends in our customer inquiries.
• Researches and resolves complicated issues.
• Contributes to root-cause analysis of new bugs, operational misses, and service disruptions.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Customer Support or related positions (restaurants, retail, etc.)
• General high school degree, or equivalent
• Positive attitude in regards to customer communication, as well as team collaboration.
• Solid communication skills – both verbal and written
• Fledgling analysis skills - understands how to spot trends and research common themes
• Can type a minimum 50 wpm

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• 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

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.

We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.

We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results‑driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [e-mail].

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

California Pay Range: $17.50 USD - $17.50 USD

Maryland Pay Range: $17.50 USD - $17.50 USD

Illinois Pay Range: $17.50 USD - $17.50 USD

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