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

Home Chef (Internal Employees); Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k program

Paid holidays and vacation

Flexible spending accounts

Dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Home Chef in Bedford Park, IL is seeking a Line Cook for 1st shift (7:00 AM to 3:30 PM) with Fridays and Saturdays off. You will perform raw food prep, labeling, and portioning for Ready to Heat products, while following strict food safety SOPs and GMPs onsite.

Responsibilities include documenting times/temperatures for batch tracing, maintaining a clean workspace, and assisting with changeovers for allergens. 0% travel; 6+ months production experience preferred; HS diploma optional.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Label packaging at standard rate and document progress.
• Read and understand recipes and prepare sauces/ components.

Skills

Teamwork

Fast-paced

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

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

Bedford Park, IL

This role follows a 1st shift schedule, working from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with designated days off onFriday and Saturday.

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).

Detailed 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

This position requires 0% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 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

More About Us

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.

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 [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.

$20.25 - $20.25 USD

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