Lead Production Cook

Honeyplate

Lead Production Cook

West Haven, CT
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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.