Braising Chef

Kettle Cuisine; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Target bonus 5%

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine's Lynn Plant in Lynn, MA is hiring a Braising Chef to operate the production line with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. The role supports on-time production, ingredient readiness, and adherence to GMPs within a temperature-controlled environment.

Key duties include daily area checks, ensuring product quality, and clear communication of issues to supervision. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and a 5% target bonus, with a pay range based on the stated

Qualifications

• Able to interact and communicate with supervisors and team members.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and work in a team environment.
• Bi-lingual preferred; read/write English.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safe working practices at all times.
• Perform daily checks of area for non-compliance and report to supervisor.
• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications.
• Manufacture quality products efficiently within time and quantity parameters.
• Follow GMPs and maintain a clean production area.
• Monitor and report downtime to maintenance in a timely manner.
• Communicate changes and issues to relevant parties.
• Work with kitchen/kitting teams to ensure ingredients are ready on time.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team coordination

Numeracy skills

Bi-lingual preferred

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Lynn Plant - Lynn, MA 01901, Salary Range: $17.75 - $18.50 Hourly, Schedule: 3:00 PM - 11:00 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to safe working practices at all times
• 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
• 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
• Take instructions from supervisors
• Any other tasks deemed reasonable and reasonably requested by management

• Cook each ingredient with the highest quality and right first time following the procedure
  • Taste as you go - constantly taste the ingredients for quality and doneness
  • Ask for supervisor approval if there are any questions about the ingredients and/or if specified in recipe
  • Work with the kitting team and kitchen cooks to ensure ingredients are ready on time
  • Complete room paperwork
  • Ensure all paperwork is filled out neatly and correctly and signed off
  • 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

Required attributes

• 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

Pay Range for Braising Chef

The Braising Chef base pay range $17.75 USD plus shift differential/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 Braising Chef position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.

This position is also eligible for a target bonus of 5%.

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.

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.