R&D Chef I: Menu & Recipe Innovator

Home Chef (Internal Employees); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k program

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Promo code PEOPLE30

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking an R&D Chef I to conceive and create new recipes for the Home Chef menu. This kitchen-centric role collaborates across the department to meet nutritional, cost and ingredient specifications and ensures meals are easy for home cooks to prepare.

The ideal candidate will have a culinary background, 10+ years in professional kitchens, and 2+ years of recipe development experience, with strong feedback-driven improvement and teamwork skills. Travel is limited to 0-10%.

Qualifications

• Two-year associate degree required or equivalent
• Culinary degree preferred
• 10+ years in kitchen or professional cooking environment
• 2+ years recipe development experience
• ServSafe or food handling certification preferred
• Sense of teamwork and collaboration in group settings
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Willingness to receive feedback and implement suggestions

Responsibilities

• Conceive accessible, creative new recipes in the test kitchen within cost, ingredient, caloric and time constraints
• Collaborate with kitchen team and coordinate tasters
• Incorporate daily feedback on meal accessibility and flavors into recipes
• Work with recipe development and photography teams to ensure constraints are met and meals are testable
• Plate dishes with the photography team to appeal to customers for surveys
• Maintain a minimum average rating of 4.00 across product lines
• Average a minimum of 3 meals weekly through the Selection Committee

Skills

Culinary expertise

Recipe development

Teamwork

Strong verbal communication

Feedback incorporation

Education

Associate degree

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Home Chef is seeking an R&D Chef I to conceive and create new recipes for the Home Chef menu. This kitchen-centric role collaborates across the department to meet nutritional, cost and ingredient specifications and ensures meals are easy for home cooks to prepare.

The ideal candidate will have a culinary background, 10+ years in professional kitchens, and 2+ years of recipe development experience, with strong feedback-driven improvement and teamwork skills. Travel is limited to 0-10%.