Job brief: R&D Chef I

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Home Chef's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Home Chef's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $65,000 to $75,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Chicago, IL
• Posted: 2026-09-22

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 10+ years of experience.

Must have

• Manages a minimum average rating of 4.00 with equal success across all product lines
• Averages a minimum 3 meals weekly through the Selection Committee process
• Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree
• 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.
• 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.

Conditions

• In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo ! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door.
• Attend and participate in weekly culinary team meetings, including Performance Board, Team Check-ins, and Taster Pre-shift with opportunity to lead
• This position requires 0-10% travel.
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time

Main duties

• Collaborate with kitchen team, to improve and test each other’s dishes, potentially coordinating daily taster assignments
• 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
• Analyze customer comments on meals from both menu runs and beta runs, and incorporate learnings into new recipes

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Home Chef's 31 open listings, 29% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Home Chef hires

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