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.

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. 

While most of us continue to work remotely, our newly renovated headquarters at the Old Post Office is open for voluntary return to work. Our organization is closely following the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and will share updates on our 2022 return to the office plan as soon as any decisions are made.

The Office Manager coordinates and oversees administrative duties in an office and ensures that the office operates efficiently and smoothly. Responsibilities generally include working with building management, managing office supplies, overseeing other administrative staff, owning budgets, and supporting staff with administrative tasks like scheduling meetings. This person will need to be highly self-motivated, professional, and capable of managing work loads and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment. This role will contribute to the efficiency of our business by providing personalized and timely support to the entirety of the office.

Managing office operations:

• Manage office supplies inventory and place orders as necessary
• Assist with office layout planning and office moves
• Provide administrative support as necessary, including scheduling group meetings, doing ad hoc research for stakeholders, and creating reports
• Identify opportunities for office management improvements, and design and implement new systems
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers and building management
• Manage contract and price negotiations with office vendors and service providers
•  Participate actively in the planning and execution of company events
• Analyze and monitor internal processes

Manage members of the Office Management Team:

• Manage and support the office management team
• Oversee and support all administrative duties in the office and ensure that it is operating smoothly
• Allocate tasks and assignments to direct reports and monitor their performance
• Assign and monitor clerical, administrative, and secretarial responsibilities and tasks among office staff
• Ensure top performance of office staff by providing adequate coaching, feedback and guidance related to their performance 

Professional/personal assisting to members of the Home Chef executive team:

• Calendar management for the executive team (meetings, phone calls, interviews, etc)
• Meetings and offsite event management for executive team (scheduling, purchases, etc)
• Managing expenses monthly via Expensify for all executive team corporate credit cards 
• Assist with miscellaneous projects as required for the executive team 

Qualifications:

• Experience with GMail and Google Calendar scheduling preferred
• 2-5 years of work experience in an administrative/office management role
• Must be available to respond to work related inquiries as needed on nights and weekends
• Strong organizational, time management skills, and ability to prioritize
• Must be a self-starter and driven
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical abilities 
• Completion of 4-year degree




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

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Perks/Benefits:

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date 

- Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability

- 401k Employer match - 50% on the $1, up to 6% of the employee's earnings 

- We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses

- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, plus sick days 

- Generous Parental Leave 

- Great Work/Life Balance – We value and support each individual team member

- Quarterly company-wide “Town Hall” meetings 

- Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

- Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop, plus an extra screen 

- Onsite gym 

- Weekly Fooda credit

- Newly renovated office in the historic Old Main Post Office which is located close to multiple Metra and CTA options

- Employee discounts through Perkspot

- Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

- Casual dress in a fun, friendly and collaborative work environment

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!

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 [email protected].

Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.

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