What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Sous Chef position at HelloFresh?
About HelloFresh
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging.
At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents.
The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.
Executive Sous Chef
Factor, a brand of HelloFresh, is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations that will delight our loyal customers' taste buds and provide optimal nutrition to elevate their performance. This cuisine is produced in large volumes while maintaining integrity and presentation before, during and after transit.
You will oversee product quality and food safety in a mass production kitchen, ensure the execution of new recipes, training and oversight of kitchen staff to implement new recipes as well as part improve existing recipes, develop and implement process controls in a kitchen environment and validate consistent, premium taste, appearance and performance of every meal leaving our high-volume kitchen.
Your Responsibilities:
- Oversee product quality and food safety in a mass production kitchen
- Ensure the execution of new recipes, training and oversight of kitchen staff to implement new recipes as well as part improve existing recipes
- Develop and implement process controls in a kitchen environment and validate consistent, premium taste, appearance and performance of every meal leaving our high-volume kitchen
- Train and lead other members of the team throughout the various parts of production including pre-op, cooking, assembly, cooling, etc.
- Leverage hands on knowledge of HACCP, FSMA, SQF, and USDA regulations
- Continuously improve product quality and process steps with support of Corporate Executive chef and R&D chefs
- Address and eliminate product quality issues/customer complaints arising from problems originating with production of meals
- Supervise food production personnel, assist with food production tasks as needed and assure that quality and cost standards are consistently attained
- Prepares weekly cook schedules and reviews/approves payroll in assistance with HR
- Assumes complete charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef
About You:
- You are curious: always seeking to understand "why". Always looking to make things better.
- You are optimistic: the ability to bounce back quickly when something doesn't work.
- Action Oriented: knowing when to shift from planning to doing. Willingness to get your hands dirty.
- Honest: transparency with customers, partners and teammates
- Passionate for staying up to speed on the most current research on the science of nutrition Ability to flex between big picture ideation and tactical execution
- A Self-starter, take initiative and get stuff done with a high degree of excellence
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts or similar qualifications preferred
- Ability to lift/pull at least 50 lbs
- 5 years' experience running a commissary or large restaurant/banquet/catering preferred
- Familiarity with USDA/FDA guidelines
- Strong understanding of the Paleo Diet, Ketogenic Diet, low/slow carb and Mind Diet
- Skilled at planning, organizing, prioritizing, and executing projects and activities
- Lean six sigma experience a plus
What You'll Get:
- Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vest immediately upon participation, and company equity plan based on role
- Generous PTO, including sabbatical, and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
- Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
- Up to 75% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)
- Access to 7 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ
- Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain
