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1st shift Materials Support Representative

Mom's Meals | A Purfoods Company
Grinnell, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
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Position Summary

The Materials Support Rep serves the kitchen department to identify, scan, and move all kitchen ingredients from dry, refrigerated and frozen storage space to the kitchen.

Our Team Members Enjoy

  • New starting hourly wages
  • Free breakfast & lunch
  • Weekly pay structure
  • No uniforms, casual dress
  • Eligible for referral bonuses starting day 1
  • PTO accrual from day 1
  • Employee discounts on major brands
  • Employer-funded holiday savings account
  • 401k & full benefits package

Position Responsibilities May Include, But Not Limited To

  • Review daily schedule and pick lists to identify, scan and move all kitchen ingredients from dry, refrigerated, and frozen storage space to the kitchen department
  • Interact with Kitchen personnel to retrieve items needed.
  • Review comps & sub-comps and look of the food to ensure proper items have been pulled as many items look alike
  • Monitor usage and ensure the department always has the ingredients ready for production
  • Run pallet inverter as necessary to remove wooden pallets from food and replace with plastic pallets. If pallet inverter is down, this task will be done by hand stacking.
  • Follow GMP’s and food safety rules including maneuvering through the kitchen in a way which does not cause cross-contamination

Required Skills And Experience

  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and numbers
  • Good organization skills
  • Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
  • Good communication skills
  • Willingness to follow and help reinforce Food Defense & Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Work quickly but safely
  • Demonstrated commitment to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and other food safety rules
  • Demonstrated behaviors consistent with our core values: Teamwork, Relentlessly Dependable, Appreciation & Respect, Innovation & Constant Improvement, and Nourishing our Customers

Preferred Skills And Experience

  • Previous food production or assembly line experience

Physical Requirements

  • Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
  • Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen.
  • Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Able to perform repetitive movements
  • Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide for over 25 years. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

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