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Production Chef jobs are open across food manufacturing, restaurant groups, catering operations, and hospitality, from entry-level prep to executive production roles, with specializations in batch cooking, recipe scaling, and commissary kitchen management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Sprenger Health Care is a third generation, leading developer, owner and operator of senior living communities and services in Ohio and South Carolina. Through our 12-nursing home, 10 assisted living, and 8 independent living communities encompassing nearly 2,000 beds, we provide exceptional health care services, including; long-term nursing care, assisted and independent living, memory care, hospice, home care, respite care, and short-term post-acute rehabilitation. For more information about Sprenger Health Care, please visit www.sprengerhealthcare.com.
Qualifications: High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred. Certification with the Dietary Manager’s Association is preferred.
Essential Job Functions:
- Be responsible for safely handling and preparing appetizing and palatable food.
- Follow written menus and recipes as well as understand and follow menu extensions.
- Understand therapeutic diets and serves them as per physician’s orders.
- Follow menus and recipes avoiding food waste and serve food according to meal schedules.
The position offers a competitive wage based on experience, and many other benefits including:
- Health insurance with company paid life insurance
- Dental, Vision and Voluntary benefits
- 401k with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunity for professional growth and development
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
Come join a team with many years of employment longevity and a chance to grow your career from within. We can’t wait to meet you!
Sprenger Health Care is a third generation, leading developer, owner and operator of senior living communities and services in Ohio and South Carolina. Through our 12-nursing home, 10 assisted living, and 8 independent living communities encompassing nearly 2,000 beds, we provide exceptional health care services, including; long-term nursing care, assisted and independent living, memory care, hospice, home care, respite care, and short-term post-acute rehabilitation. For more information about Sprenger Health Care, please visit www.sprengerhealthcare.com.
Qualifications: High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred. Certification with the Dietary Manager’s Association is preferred.
Essential Job Functions:
- Be responsible for safely handling and preparing appetizing and palatable food.
- Follow written menus and recipes as well as understand and follow menu extensions.
- Understand therapeutic diets and serves them as per physician’s orders.
- Follow menus and recipes avoiding food waste and serve food according to meal schedules.
The position offers a competitive wage based on experience, and many other benefits including:
- Health insurance with company paid life insurance
- Dental, Vision and Voluntary benefits
- 401k with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunity for professional growth and development
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
Come join a team with many years of employment longevity and a chance to grow your career from within. We can’t wait to meet you!
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in production chef jobs.
- Minimum two years of experience in a high-volume or production kitchen environment
- Demonstrated ability to cook and scale recipes for large batch production
- Current ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent food safety credential
- Proficiency in HACCP procedures and temperature logging protocols
- Experience managing prep teams and coordinating kitchen workflow under time pressure
- Culinary degree, vocational certification, or equivalent professional kitchen training
Tips for Your Production Chef Job Search
Tailor your resume to production volume
Hiring managers in production kitchens want to see output numbers, not just job titles. Describe the volume you cooked for, the team size you coordinated, and the systems you followed to hit service deadlines consistently every shift.
Highlight food safety certifications upfront
ServSafe Manager and HACCP training appear in most production chef postings. List these in a dedicated certifications section near the top of your resume so a screener can confirm compliance without reading every bullet.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists production chef openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your experience level and apply directly to each listing without sorting through unrelated results.
Target postings that match your kitchen type
A commissary background and a hotel banquet background require different skills. Filter for postings that name your setting, whether that is contract feeding, hotel food service, or food manufacturing, so your resume speaks directly to what the employer already operates.
Prepare for a practical skills assessment
Many production chef interviews include a timed cook or a batch recipe review. Practice breaking down a recipe to a large yield, costing each ingredient, and describing how you would adjust seasoning and texture at scale before your interview.
Negotiate schedule and kitchen resources, not just pay
Production chef roles vary widely in shift structure, equipment quality, and prep team size. During the offer stage, ask about starting time, how many prep cooks you will direct, and what equipment upgrades are planned, since these affect your daily workload directly.
Production Chef Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most production chefs?
The most active employers for production chefs right now are Iacofano’s Catering & Events, HHS, and Froet, and the most openings are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Contract food service companies and large hospitality groups tend to post the highest volume of openings year-round.
How many production chef jobs are remote?
About 0% of production chef openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most kitchen roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include menu development, recipe documentation, and culinary training coordination, where the work is project-based rather than tied to daily service.
How do you become a production chef?
Start by building experience in a high-volume kitchen, such as a catering company, food manufacturer, or large restaurant group, where batch cooking and recipe scaling are part of daily operations. Earning a ServSafe Manager certification and completing HACCP training strengthens your application. Progressing from prep cook to lead cook and then to sous chef in a production setting is the most common path before moving into a production chef title.
Can you get hired as a production chef with little experience?
Entry-level production chef roles do exist, particularly in contract food service and institutional catering, where employers train candidates who demonstrate strong knife skills, punctuality, and comfort following standardized recipes at scale. Completing a culinary program, even a short vocational course, and holding a current food handler certification makes you a competitive applicant even without years of kitchen management experience behind you.
What does the production chef interview process look like?
Most production chef interviews begin with a phone or video screen focused on your volume experience and food safety knowledge. An in-person stage typically follows, which may include a kitchen tour, a conversation with the executive chef or food service director, and sometimes a practical component where you demonstrate a recipe or walk through a batch costing exercise. References from previous kitchen supervisors are almost always checked before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to production chef jobs?
You can find and apply to production chef jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and kitchen background, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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