Prep Associate

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

This position exists in various departments (Prep, Kitchen, Filling, Packaging) to produce finished product. An individual in this position will be expected to perform additional job-related responsibilities and duties throughout the facility as assigned and or as necessary.

Role and Responsibilities

Prep:

• Operate equipment such as dicers, sous vide packaging sealers, ovens, and tumblers
• Process produce and/or protein
• Monitor temperatures of product
• Read and execute recipe procedures
• Measure and weigh ingredients
• Operate equipment such as kettles, baggers, sous vide packaging sealers, and steam ovens
• Monitor temperatures of product
• Read and execute recipe procedures
• Prepare and cook sauces, soups, proteins, grains, etc.
• Measure and weigh ingredients
• Expedite product between areas for assembly
• Assemble meal components into trays
• Pull finished product off the line and place onto racks for transport to Packaging Are
• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications
• Removed damaged products as needed
• Responsible for packaging and product changeovers
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Keep daily records of product, temperatures, weights, and down time

All Areas:

• Accountable to ensuring compliance with all food safety, quality standards and good manufacturing practices including allergen handling.
• Required to maintain documentation that demonstrates regulatory compliance for all policies pertaining to HACCP, USDA and FDA mandates.
• Performs/responsible to adhere to all required quality/ food safety checks including data sheets and other controlled documents. Demonstrates competency to clean, assemble, operate and troubleshoot machinery respective to each functional area within ingredient preparation.
• Follows all established safety protocols (LOTO, Work at Height, Wet, Cold Environment and wears required PPE, for example: (Safety glasses, steal toe boots, gloves, aprons, sleeves, ear plugs, hard hat, etc).
• Perform tasks to support other departments when directed
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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.

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…