Stock Cook

Job DetailsJob Location: Lynn Plant - Lynn, MA 01901Salary Range: $17.75 - $17.75 Hourly

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)

Duties and Responsibilities

Adhere to safe working practices at all times

Responsible for making each batch of stock following the recipe to the letter

Insure that all the machinery is operational if not report to supervisor or maintenance ASAP

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

Ensure clean and tidy production area at all times

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

Manage inventory of raw material

Take instructions from supervisors

Any other tasks deemed reasonable and reasonably requested by management

Required Skills

Ability to work all scheduled shifts, on time

Ability to work weekends as requested by manager/ Supervisor

Minimum 2 years of experience operating machinery

Power jack driving preferred if not we will train

Excellent interpersonal skills needed for working in a team environment

Proven track record in safe working practices

Manufacturing experience preferred (preferably in the food industry)

Experience working in temperature controlled settings

Experience with perishable items

Hoist training(we will provide)

Required attributes

Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward

Positive attitude and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team

Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Creative problem solving skills

Obsessive attention to detail, well organized and able to juggle many projects at once

Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments

Passionate about food

Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect

Desired Skills

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

Hoist training

Power jack licensed

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 Stock Cook

The Stock Cook base pay range $17.75 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 Stock Cook 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.
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