Dry Prep Associate

• Location:   Lynn, MA
• Position Type:   Full-Time
• Shift:   1st

Delicious Food and Meaningful Careers

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

Job Summary

Schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

To ensure continuous and efficient operation of the production line to meet customer requirements in accordance with Safety, Sanitation, Quality, Quantity, and Cost.  (SSQQC) 

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in their products and expects each employee to do the same with their work. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Always adhere to safe working practices 

• Perform daily checks of area for non-compliance and report them to your supervisor 

• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications 

• Manufacture quality products efficiently within time and quantity parameters 

• Follow the company GMP’s 

• Show a positive attitude and a leadership mentality for all employees 

• Always ensure clean and tidy production area 

• Report Downtime to maintenance in a timely manner  

• Communicate and update all relevant parties of any issues or changes (low yields, etc.) 

• Monitor and action all waste 

• Take instructions from supervisors 

• Any other tasks deemed reasonable and requested by management 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Prep each ingredient with the highest quality and right first time following the procedure 

• Ask for supervisor approval if there are any questions about the ingredients and/or if specified in recipe 

• Work with the kitting team to ensure ingredients are ready on time  

• Complete room paperwork 

• Ensure all paperwork is filled out neatly and correctly and signed off 

Required Skills

• Ability to work all scheduled shifts, on time 

• Excellent interpersonal skills needed for working in a team environment  

• Proven record of accomplishment in safe working practices 

• Manufacturing experience preferred (preferably in the food industry) 

• Experience working in temperature-controlled settings 

• Experience with perishable items 

• Experience with Kettle Cuisine ingredients and soups 

• Able to interact and communicate with the supervisors and team members 

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. 

• Passion for food and high quality 

• Excellent attention to detail  

• Numeracy skills 

• Bi-lingual preferred 

• Able to read and write English 

Americans with Disabilities Act

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Core Values

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food – We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other – We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development – We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation – We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

Pay Range for Dry Prep Associate

The Dry Prep Associate base pay range $16.50 USD/hourly. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee’s rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. The Dry Prep Associate position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 5%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kettle Cuisine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions at Kettle Cuisine are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Kettle Cuisine will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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