[CA DC FACTOR] Executive Chef
Core
Oversee daily kitchen operations for a healthy meal delivery service, scaling recipes from test kitchen to commercial production while ensuring food safety and quality consistency.
Role type
Senior IC Executive Chef (Commissary/High-Volume Production)
Builds
Ready-to-heat meal products for consumer delivery
Domain
Food service / Healthy meal delivery / High-volume production
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
High-volume food preparation, kitchen operations management, food safety compliance, recipe scaling, team leadership, process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven performance tracking, supply chain adaptation
Preferred skills
Chef de Cuisine Certification (CCC)
Technologies
Microsoft Office, Google Suite
Responsibilities
Lead kitchen floor operations ensuring safety, quality, and team engagement; maintain food safety standards and 5S protocols; partner with R&D to scale recipes for large-batch production; manage co-manufacturer relationships; set and achieve targets for food safety, quality, cost, and efficiency; adapt recipes for supply chain disruptions; mentor and develop kitchen staff.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC