Production Lead

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.

Production Lead shifts and hours are identified below. Days off and available shifts vary based on site needs at the time.

Shift Start Time End Time 1st6 : 30 AM3 : 30 PM2nd3 : 30 PM12 : 30 AM

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 associates are following HC policies / procedures and escalates any concerns to the Production Supervisor

Coordination with Warehouse

SOPs

Managing waste

Portioning and Meal Bagging / Kitting

The Production Lead is responsible for overseeing all portioning and meal bagging / kitting for their assigned table / pod. This includes :

Identifies and completes all sections listed on the production sheet

Retrieves more labels from the label office when needed

Conducts an hourly check of the portions and meal bags to reduce the potential for errors

Ensures the SOPs for portioning and meal bagging are being followed throughout the shift

Shipping

A Production Lead is responsible for assisting the Production Supervisor when running a shipping line. A Production Lead should have a working knowledge of all shipping lines (similar, hybrid, unique, and pick and pack)

Understands the Boxing Call out Sheet and how to use it to set up and verify the line

Works with warehouse to ensure the line has all required product and does not experience downtime as a result of product shortages

Makes sure the SOPs for box packing, shipping, and / or Pick & Pack is being followed throughout the entire shift

Output Tracking and Inventory Management

The Production Lead is responsible for delivering counts to the Supervisor and following Home Chef's inventory management procedures. Specifically, a Production Lead is responsible for :

Collects counts every hour (CHI) or two hours (CA) to deliver to Supervisor

Makes sure that the red, grey and green crates all have clear and legible labels

Promoting and Upholding Employee Safety and Food Safety Procedures

A Production Lead is responsible for enforcing and executing Home Chef Food Safety Policies on the production floor.

Ensures FSQA is conducting a GMP check on all their associates at the start of the shift and after lunch

Changing gloves after touching floor mats, leaving the production area, or before portioning a new item

Ensure associates are utilizing proper Lifting Techniques when moving and picking up items.

Ensures work area (portioning table or meal bagging line) is clean (i.e. tables have been sanitized and floors are free of spills and debris)

Supervising Production Associates

A Production Lead is responsible for supervising production associates working on their table / line. This includes but is not limited to :

Makes sure team is hitting production targets for portioning, meal bagging, shipping and any other assigned activities

Identifies and escalates any disruptive behavior (e.g. excessive talking or slow work pace) on the line to a Supervisor and moves associates as needed to improve the line's output

Works to quickly and calmly resolve conflicts between associates on the line

General Responsibilities

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.

More About Us

Perks and Benefits

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 hr@homechef.com.

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

$23.25-$23.25 USD

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