Lead Production Cook
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Honeyplate
West Haven, CT, US
Summary
Execute recipes at volume with speed and consistency while leading prep and production during shifts. Direct kitchen team members and maintain high quality and sanitation standards across every batch.
Job Description
Benefits:
- Employee discounts
Honeyplate makes scratch-built meals at volume — high standards, no shortcuts, small team. We're looking for a lead cook who takes pride in their work and can run a shift without needing their hand held.
This is a production kitchen role with real responsibility. You'll execute recipes at scale, keep the team moving, and hold quality standards across every batch. The schedule is daytime only — no late nights, no dinner service. If you have a second kitchen job, this fits cleanly alongside it.
The schedule
- Tuesday: ~6-8 hours
- Friday: 7–10 hours
- Saturday: 7–10 hours
- Start time: 7:00 AM
- Total: 20–25 hours/week
What you'll do
- Execute recipes at volume with speed and consistency
- Lead prep and production during your shifts
- Direct and support other kitchen team members
- Keep workstations clean, organized, and efficient
- Hold quality standards and sanitation across every batch, every time
What we're looking for
- 3–5+ years of kitchen experience, ideally high-volume
- Strong knife skills — clean cuts, real speed
- Comfortable on grill and sauté
- You can lead a station without being managed
- You show up on time and take pride in what leaves the kitchen
Why this works
- Daytime hours only. Done before dinner service starts anywhere else
- Consistent weekly schedule you can build around
- High-skill cooking without the chaos of restaurant service
- Real path to more hours and responsibility as we grow
Candidates will complete a short working interview that includes knife skills. If you're dependable, fast, and take cooking seriously — we'd like to meet you.
At Honeyplate, we make eating well easy for families, workplaces, and communities.
Our team cooks every meal from scratch with fresh, locally sourced ingredients — then delivers them where they’re needed most: at home, in the office, or on campus. Whether it’s weekly meal delivery, corporate catering, or school dining programs, Honeyplate takes the stress out of mealtime so people can stay nourished, productive, and connected.
We’re proud to serve Connecticut with a growing network of delivery and pickup options, simple drop-off catering, and tailored meal solutions for schools and organizations.
Eat well. Live fully. Together.
Founded
2024
Company size
2-10 employees
Industry
Food and Beverage Services
Org type
Self-Owned
Headquarters
West Haven, Connecticut
At Honeyplate, we make eating well easy for families, workplaces, and communities.
Our team cooks every meal from scratch with fresh, locally sourced ingredients — then delivers them where they’re needed most: at home, in the office, or on campus. Whether it’s weekly meal delivery, corporate catering, or school dining programs, Honeyplate takes the stress out of mealtime so people can stay nourished, productive, and connected.
We’re proud to serve Connecticut with a growing network of delivery and pickup options, simple drop-off catering, and tailored meal solutions for schools and organizations.
Eat well. Live fully. Together.
Founded
2024
Company size
2-10 employees
Industry
Food and Beverage Services
Org type
Self-Owned
Headquarters
West Haven, Connecticut