Line Cook - 2nd Shift

Line Cook - 2nd Shift - Days Off:
Saturday & Sunday

This role follows a
2nd shift schedule, working from 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM
, with designated days off on
Satur
day and Sunday.

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 skillets
  
  Prepare 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

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE
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• 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

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…