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This Is Who We Are:
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.
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.
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.
As the COVID-19 situation evolves in the US and worldwide, we are taking all the necessary precautions, per the CDC guidelines, to keep our employees and customers safe.
Overview:
Home Chef Production Manager is responsible for overseeing the Production department and managing multiple Shift Managers in a multi-shift environment with 200 + full-time associates on a daily basis. The Operations Manager is responsible for directly leading and managing the production team and partnering across departments within the plant to convert raw product into meal kits efficiently and with high quality.
Responsibilities:
Coaching & Development:
Builds strong working relationships with all Shift Managers, supervisors and employees and continually strives to help all levels grow and improve in their roles
Sets clear performance targets for Shift Managers and discusses progress against plan on a daily basis
Ensures Shifts Managers are effectively utilizing all standard tools
Helps to create a coaching culture by providing both positive and developmental feedback to shift managers, supervisors and employees
Assists all levels within the organization with problem solving issues impacting production
Helps develop effective people management skills of shift managers, supervisors and leads
As necessary, resolves personnel problems by investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action while treating employees with respect through the process.
Production Planning:
Takes ownership of production plan for both upcoming and current menu
Partners with procurement team to establish delivery timelines for all products on upcoming menus
Sets daily shift-level production targets for labeling, portioning, meal bagging, and boxing
Proactively collaborates with other plants to share best practices
Continually learns from experience to improve production KPIs over time
Communicates with plant management throughout Home Chef when issues arise that will affect all operations
Food & Employee Safety:
Ensures all Home Chef GMP’s and operational guidelines are being followed and enforced.
Follows and adheres to all safety protocols set forth by Home Chef including but not limited to: Lock out/Tag out procedure, instilling and ensuring a safe work environment, housekeeping in all areas, ensuring all employees are follows proper safety guidelines
Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; ensures adherence to established policies and procedures
Drives and improvement adherence to safety observations and checks to ensure all mgmnt is following guidelines
SOPs & Audits
Partners with Continuous Improvement (CI) team in development of new SOPs and modifications to existing SOPs
Knows and drives adherence to all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for production, warehouse, and quality departments
Supports SOPs audit program as defined and conducted by the CI team
Owns all plant specific Production SOPs and ensures documents are kept up to date in SOP database
Communication & Leadership
Leads by example and embodies Home Chef values of Customer First, Best-in-Class Team, Ownership, Pursue Excellence, and Deliver Happiness
Cultivates culture centered around positive motivation and mutual respect
Drives strong communication across shifts and departments by ensuring huddles and daily communications are completed effectively
Demonstrates willingness to work flexible shifts in order to devote equal attention to all shifts
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
Develops and maintains strong working relationships with Asst plant manager and Home Chef leadership, across other departments (warehouse, maintenance, FSQA, HR, and procurement), and within production team
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
KPI Management
Responsible for managing direct labor on a weekly basis, including but not limited to scheduling to meet labor KPIs and making adjustments as needed to ensure 100% order fulfillment
Provides shift level labor targets to shift managers and provides feedback to shift managers on labor performance and error percentage from previous day
Owns communication of weekly KPIs to department managers and ensures relevant KPIs are being appropriately communicated to supervisors leads, and hourlies
Must adhere to budget protocol for the building, reviewed with asst PM on a weekly basis
General Responsibilities:
Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce them throughout the facility
Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs
$102900 – $140600
Qualifications:
Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree
3+ years of proven direct supervision and management experience (Food Manufacturing preferred)
Experience in food manufacturing highly desirable
Experience with Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to manage conflict, build consensus, and facilitate problem-solving and collaboration amongst cross functional teams
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.
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 [email protected].
Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.
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