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Home Chef

Associate R&D Chef

Chicago, IL, United States

$50,000 - $60,000 USD

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Pay: $50,000 - $60,000 USD
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 9, 2026

Original job description

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.

This role sits in the new product development department as part of the Tempo culinary team. The Associate R&D Chef will be asked to assist Tempo R&D team with key initiatives including, but not limited to: supporting the development of compound ingredient formulations and meals, cooking to support meal R&D, preparing ingredients for product sampling, editing production meals to ensure accuracy, and assisting with photography work. This is an in office role that works in both the R&D kitchen at the Old Post Office in downtown Chicago, IL and in the production kitchen in Bedford Park, IL.

Detailed Responsibilities

Kitchen Operations

Manage and maintain ingredients for R&D and for scaling recipes at our Bedford Park production kitchen, including taking a regular inventory, placing orders for stock items, cycling out old or expired products, etc.
Ensure that needed items are properly transferred from the production kitchen to the R&D kitchen
Own inventory of RTH ingredients in the R&D kitchen, including knowledge of where items are located, as well as tracking/storing items that are needed both near and long term
Work with Culinary Apprentices to help manage the grocery process, including communicating with all r&d kitchen personnel, making lists, shopping, and putting away groceries, as well as sourcing last minute items
Helping to order kitchen supplies, including speciality ingredients & kitchen equipment, directly from suppliers, production facilities and/or online sources
Become a resource for cross-functional teams

Meal and Ingredient R&D

Mise en place and execution of meals or compound ingredients as assigned by manager
Cook bench top rough draft formulations of compound ingredients to dial in viability for production (flavor, nutritionals, ease of execution, performance over time, etc.)
Assemble meals according to specifications
Take meal pictures, edit them and upload them into appropriate folders for both internal production photos and customer facing photos
Take compound ingredient photos and upload to appropriate folders
Participate in compound ingredient/meal feedback discussions and then work with manager to implement that feedback into formulation and procedure improvements
Refine ingredient amounts, recipe wording and timing to ensure compound ingredient/meal success
Scale recipes to full R&D batches for testing and further refinements to the formulation
Scale recipes to full production batches and test as needed at our production facility in Bedford Park
Scale non cooking kitchen or assembly operations at Bedford Park facility (ex. testing planetary mixer settings or refining assembly only compound ingredients)
Follow general food safety rules in the R&D kitchen
Follow all sanitation and GMP rules and food safety rules in the production kitchen
Respond to feedback from R&D chef, production chefs and other Product Team members to continuously improve output and workflows
Test new techniques to increase quality, yield, nutritionals and efficiency of compound ingredients
Test recipe techniques and changes on an as needed basis
Participate in setup and tasting for the new ingredient sampling process
Execute key project work and drive workstreams when necessary

New Meal Development Support

Participate in production meal edit checks each week and on an ad hoc basis
Participate in ad hoc bulk meal and ingredient updates
Assess accuracy of meal assembly photos on live menus and reshoot photos as needed
Taste and provide feedback daily on all meals Tempo R&D chefs develop, including red meat, vegetarian, soy, seafood, shellfish, and pork (with limited exceptions)
Analyze customer comments and make recommendations on ways to improve

Team and Cross Functional Meetings

Regularly attend and participate in all required Tempo culinary and cross-functional team meetings

This position requires 0-10% 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.

1+ year experience with consumer packaged goods preferred
1+ year professional cooking experience preferred
Culinary background required
Strong understanding of food
High attention to detail: must adhere exactly to shopping list & Home Chef cooking specifications
ServSafe certified or strong understanding of sanitary practices
Required to carry bags of groceries through elevator daily (carts available)
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, as well as meals with dairy and added sugar
Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree (please describe): Culinary Arts degree

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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 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.

Illinois Pay Range

$50,000 - $60,000 USD

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