R&D Chef I
Home Chef · Chicago, IL · 4 wk ago
On-siteManagement$30/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We need to extract content from posting.
Let's parse:
- About the role: The description: "Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company... The Research and Development Chef I will conceive and create new recipes for the Home Chef menu that meet our nutritional, cost and ingredient specifications. This is a kitchen centric role that works cross functionally throughout the department."
We can put that as prose in . The text includes multiple responsibilities separated by line breaks? Let's capture.
From posting:
"Detailed Responsibilities R&D New Meals Conceive accessible, creative new recipes in the test kitchen that apply to cost, ingredient, caloric/nutritional, and time constraintsCollaborate with kitchen team, to improve and test each other’s dishes, potentially coordinating daily taster assignmentsTake extensive and honest feedback every day on meal accessibility and flavors and incorporate into recipesWork closely with the recipe development team to ensure constraints are met, recipe tester feedback is incorporated, and customers will be able to execute mealsCollaborates with photography team in order to plate dishes in a way that will appeal to customers for menu surveysManages a minimum average rating of 4.00 with equal success across all product linesAverages a minimum 3 meals weekly through the Selection Committee process Evaluate Customer Feedback Thoroughly understand how average customer cooks and strive to make meals as streamlined, quick, and easy as possibleAnalyze customer comments on meals from both menu runs and beta runs, and incorporate learnings into new recipes Weekly Culinary Meetings Attend and participate in weekly culinary team meetings, including Performance Board, Team Check-ins, and Taster Pre-shift with opportunity to leadAttends and supports cross functional teams initiatives, new product lines, sampling ingredients, supply team check-ins This position requires 0-10% travel."
We need to split into list items. Could group logically: maybe each sentence is a responsibility. Let's break:
1. Conceive accessible, creative new recipes in the test kitchen that apply to cost, ingredient, caloric/nutritional, and time constraints.
2. Collaborate with kitchen team, to improve and test each other’s dishes, potentially coordinating daily taster assignments.
3. Take extensive and honest feedback every day on meal accessibility and flavors and incorporate into recipes.
4. Work closely with the recipe development team to ensure constraints are met, recipe tester feedback is incorporated, and customers will be able to execute meals.
5. Collaborate with photography team in order to plate dishes in a way that will appeal to customers for menu surveys.
6. Manage a minimum average rating of 4.00 with equal success across all product lines.
7. Average a minimum 3 meals weekly through the Selection Committee process.
8. Thoroughly understand how average customer cooks and strive to make meals as streamlined, quick, and easy as possible.
9. Analyze customer comments on meals from both menu runs and beta runs, and incorporate learnings into new recipes.
10. Attend and participate in weekly culinary team meetings, including Performance Board, Team Check-ins, and Taster Pre-shift with opportunity to lead.
11. Attend and support cross functional teams initiatives, new product lines, sampling ingredients, supply team check-ins.
12. This position requires 0-10% travel.
We can include these as .
- Requirements: The posting has a "Qualifications" section with bullet-like list. Might treat as Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide where each piece goes.
The posting includes "Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role." Then list:
- Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree
- Culinary degree preferred
- 10+ years experience working in a kitchen or other professional cooking environment.
- Able to work in a clean and organized manner.
- 2+ years prior recipe development experience.
- Self-starter and highly motivated to make meals that an average person can successfully cook at home.
- ServSafe or food handling certification preferred
- Sense of teamwork and collaboration.
- Works well in group settings to move projects forward, provide constructive feedback when needed, and support the overall team workload
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Willing and able to receive feedback and implement suggestions
- Understanding of current nutrition, food and food industry trends.
- Must be able to taste and provide thorough feedback on every meal and ingredient sample test in the kitchen, including vegetarian, pork, chicken, steak, and seafood meals.
We could split into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (soft skills, certifications). But we have both headings available. Let's assign:
- Requirements: education, experience, ability to work clean/organized, ability to taste etc? Might be considered requirements.
- Skills: teamwork, communication, feedback, understanding trends, etc.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide:
Requirements heading: list education, experience, certification maybe.
Skills heading: list teamwork, communication, feedback, understanding trends, etc.
But we also have "Benefits" section: "Perks and Benefits" includes: "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"
We need to include Benefits section only if real specific content. Yes we have that.
Pay: "Illinois Pay Range: $65,000 USD - $75,000 USD". Also mention base salary range etc. So we can include Pay.
Schedule: Not mentioned besides travel 0-10% maybe not schedule. No explicit schedule (full-time, part-time, shift). So we should not create Schedule section.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. We should remove that.
We must not include application instructions.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's craft:
under
About the role
. - Responsibilities: There's a "Detailed Responsibilities" section with bullet-like sentences. Need to extract each duty asAbout the role
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. The Research and Development Chef I will conceive and create new recipes for the Home Chef menu that meet our nutritional, cost and ingredient specifications. This is a kitchen centric role that works cross functionally throughout the department.
Responsibilities
- Conceive accessible, creative new recipes in the test kitchen that apply to cost, ingredient, caloric/nutritional, and time constraints.
- Collaborate with kitchen team to improve and test each other’s dishes, potentially coordinating daily taster assignments.
- Take extensive and honest feedback every day on meal accessibility and flavors and incorporate into recipes.
- Work closely with the recipe development team to ensure constraints are met, recipe tester feedback is incorporated, and customers will be able to execute meals.
- Collaborate with photography team to plate dishes in a way that will appeal to customers for menu surveys.
- Manage a minimum average rating of 4.00 with equal success across all product lines.
- Average a minimum of 3 meals weekly through the Selection Committee process.
- Thoroughly understand how the average customer cooks and strive to make meals as streamlined, quick, and easy as possible.
- Analyze customer comments on meals from both menu runs and beta runs, and incorporate learnings into new recipes.
- Attend and participate in weekly culinary team meetings, including Performance Board, Team Check-ins, and Taster Pre‑shift with opportunity to lead.
- Attend and support cross‑functional team initiatives, new product lines, sampling ingredients, and supply team check‑ins.
- This position requires 0‑10% travel.
Requirements
- Completion of a two‑year program such as an Associate degree.
- Culinary degree preferred.
- 10+ years experience working in a kitchen or other professional cooking environment.
- Able to work in a clean and organized manner.
- 2+ years prior recipe development experience.
- Self‑starter and highly motivated to make meals that an average person can successfully cook at home.
- ServSafe or food handling certification preferred.
- Must be able to taste and provide thorough feedback on every meal and ingredient sample test in the kitchen, including vegetarian, pork, chicken, steak, and seafood meals.
Skills
- Sense of teamwork and collaboration.
- Works well in group settings to move projects forward, provide constructive feedback when needed, and support the overall team workload.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Willing and able to receive feedback and implement suggestions.
- Understanding of current nutrition, food and food industry trends.
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.
Pay
Illinois Pay Range: $65,000 USD – $75,000 USD (base salary range; exact offer depends on geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity).
We should not include Schedule. Check for any leftover boilerplate: We removed EEO etc. Also removed "How We Work Together" and "More About Us" etc? Actually we included some of that in About the role. The "How We Work Together" and "We are humble team players..." is more about culture; could be considered part of About the role or maybe separate but we already have About the role covering a lot. The "How We Work Together" content is basically values; we could incorporate into About the role or maybe omit as it's somewhat generic but still substantive. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should include that content somewhere. Where? Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section like "Culture". But we only have allowed headings list; we could add to About the role as prose. We omitted that. Let's