Human Resources Specialist

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.

As a member of Home Chef’s People Team, the Human Resources Specialist will be responsible for providing life cycle HR support to associates. HR support includes but is not limited to: ensuring accurate attendance management, weekly submission of payroll files, leaves administration support, maintaining employee records, processing employee changes and answering associate questions on various HR topics. The HR Specialist will be a member of the local Plant People team and will help drive broader People initiatives that support employee engagement and Home Chef’s DE&I strategy. 

This role requires strong communication skills, a high level of confidentiality, and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Detailed Responsibilities

HR Lifecycle Support

• Provide life cycle HR specialist and admin support to an employee population of approximately 500 employees. This includes hourly timekeeping, badge and attendance management, onboarding, offboarding, and leaves of absence administration support. Specific tasks include:
  • Ensuring missed time clock punches are corrected and submitted before payroll submissions each week
  • Process time off requests such as jury duty, bereavement, vacation and sick time 
  • Assist employees with the Leave of Absence process, helping them understand the timing, responsibilities and initial steps to start a LOA claim 
  • Provide information and guidance to help Associates navigate the Worker’s Compensation process 
  • Respond to general policy questions 
  • Assist associates when they need assistance logging into the various systems (ex: ADP, Kronos), guiding account set-ups and password resets 
  • Attend new hire orientation and educate associates on the various actions they’ll need to take to successfully onboard 
  • Partner with safety and facilities to request badges for new associates 
  • Process terminations from the company, ensuring successfully offboarding process 
  • Answer general policy questions
  • Provide light employee relations support, conducting intake and initial triage for some employee relations matters

Other People Team Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People team member, executing people initiatives that support the business objectives of the broader organization
• Establish and promote an inclusive work environment, aligned with the Home Chef culture, that enhances employee experience and increases retention
• Leverage HR reporting and metrics; analyze data, diagnose issues, and recommend solutions to address business challenges for the plant employee population
• Identify and drive continuous improvement within HR programs and processes that allow the People team to scale and evolve with a high growth organization
• Display business maturity and strong emotional intelligence.
• Protect interest of employees and the company in accordance with company policies, governmental laws and regulations

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree
• 5 years experience in the Human Resources field, with at least 3 years as a HR Associate or HR Specialist 
• Ability to speak effectively to groups of employees
• Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Strong work ethic and initiative  
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, strong problem-solving skills, good judgment
• Demonstrate success in designing, leading, and achieving projects and workgroup initiatives 
• Good computer skills (MS Office, Google Workspace, ATS, HRIS, etc)

More About Us

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$55,000—$65,000 USD

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