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1st shift Blast Chill Food Safety Specialist

Mom's Meals
Grinnell, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/28/2026

The Blast Chill Food Safety Specialist does pre-quality assurance work involving coordination and movement of prepared food into and out of the Cryo-cabinet & Blast Chiller and into the production holding Ready to Eat (RTE) area where it is staged for the Pack Room, labeled, and allergens marked. Often a high-volume workload.

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Position responsibilities include, but not limited to
  • Facilitate the proper chilling of cooked products through Cryo-cabinet (when appropriate) and through the Blast Chiller within HACCP timelines and regulations
  • Use digital thermometers to repeatedly check food in Blast Chiller; stir, move trays and carts, etc. to ensure food temps out within allotted time frame
  • Document temperatures and weights
  • Correctly weigh and label all finished product leaving Blast Chill
  • Move product to RTE and determine if food will remain on tray or placed in totes
  • Ensure all carts and totes are properly bagged and covered, and create and place labels with comps, sub-comps, dates, and allergens on them
  • Work with RTE Runners to organize and stage food for Pack Room
  • Use all required safety equipment and procedures, and consistently follow all food-related safety and sanitation guidelines
  • Take initiative to assist with general cleaning tasks in the work area
  • Consistently follow all food-related sanitation and operating safety guidelines including use of proper safety equipment
  • Maintain clean, sanitary and orderly work area and assist with general cleaning tasks in the work area as appropriate
  • Confer with Quality Assurance as needed


Required skills and experience
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Be able to stand/walk for up to 8-10 hours
  • Be able to work in varying temperatures between 20-70 degrees
  • Must have basic math skills including ability to read weight & measurement (pounds, ounces etc.)
  • Shifts can include weekends and holidays and/or overtime as required
  • Have a strong service orientation
  • Be a team player, including the ability to communicate well with others
  • Ability to work independently with little supervision


Preferred skills and experience
  • Previous experience working on a line in a production environment


Physical requirements
  • Regularly required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms
  • Frequently is required to stand, talk, and listen
  • Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
  • Able to perform repetitive movements
  • Able to work in variable temperatures 


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


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Company Overview

 

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. 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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