Packaging Associate

Join our team and help ensure our clients receive safe, high-quality meals. As a Packaging Associate, you'll inspect, package, and prepare meals for delivery while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality, and accuracy. This fast-paced, hands-on position is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, and enjoys working as part of a team. You'll play a vital role in verifying orders, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, and ensuring every meal is packaged correctly before it reaches the people who depend on it.

What You'll Do:

• Package and inspect meals for quality and accuracy.
• Verify customer orders and ensure proper labeling and packaging.
• Prepare completed orders for shipping and delivery.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work area.
• Collaborate with the production teams to meet daily goals.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred or willingness to work in a bilingual environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds throughout the workday.
• Ability to work in refrigerated environments, including temperatures as low as 7°F.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Dependable with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Packaging or warehouse experience is preferred but not required.

Wages, Hours, and Benefits:

• Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Starting Wage $16.00/hour
• Paid Breaks and Lunch with one at no cost meal
• Vacation and Sick time accumulation
• Thanksgiving and Christmas off paid
• IHCRA Eligible

Why Join Us?

At Chef for Hire, every meal makes a difference. Our team works together to provide nutritious meals to individuals throughout Indiana, helping improve health and quality of life. If you're looking for meaningful work in a collaborative environment where quality and compassion matter, we'd love to have you on our team.

About Chef For Hire LLC

Chef for Hire is a home-delivered meal provider dedicated to nourishing communities with nutritious, high-quality food and dependable service. Founded in 1991, the company began as a small catering operation and has grown into a trusted provider. Chef for Hire specializes in meals that meet Medicaid Waiver and Title III requirements, serving aging adults, individuals with disabilities, and others with specific dietary needs. Each meal is designed with a focus on nutrition, compliance, and quality to support health, independence, and overall well-being. Using efficient logistics and delivery systems, Chef for Hire ensures thousands of meals are prepared and delivered daily with safety, freshness, and timeliness. Serving communities across Indiana, Chef for Hire remains committed to improving lives through reliable nutrition services and strengthening community health through food.