Cook

Kettle Cuisine; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 43,200 - 45,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine in Everett, WA is seeking a Cook Operator to handle cooking, batching, ingredient transfer, documentation, and cleaning to ensure high-quality products. You will follow HACCP, GMPS, and safety protocols to maintain food safety standards.

Responsibilities include accurate time records, operating cooking equipment, cleaning, preventing cross-contamination, and supporting line documentation like CCP2 and 5S. The role requires reliability and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to enter data into a computer or tablet.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and allergen control.
• Previous work in a food manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend and maintain regular, prompt attendance.
• Enter daily time records accurately and follow attendance policy.
• Safely operate cooking equipment and deliver quality results.
• Perform cleaning within assigned area on schedule and as needed.
• Maintain ingredient integrity and prevent cross-contamination per GMPS.
• Escalate safety and operational issues to Lead as needed.
• Support line operation documentation and 5S standards.

Skills

Data entry

Food safety

Allergen control

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Data entry on computer/tablet

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Everett Plant - Everett, WA 98203
Salary Range: $20.77 - $21.77 Hourly
Shift: 2nd Shift (Monday - Friday / 2:00PM - 10:30PM; Saturday and Sunday overtime per business need)

Job Summary

The Cook Operator is responsible for safely, efficiently, and accurately executing all cooking, batching, ingredient transfer, documentation, and necessary cleaning procedures required to produce high‑quality food products. This role ensures compliance with food safety standards, HACCP requirements, safety, and operational control protocols while maintaining good manufacturing practices (GMPS) to support food production.

Key Responsibilities

• Attendance – regular and prompt attendance is an essential requirement for this position.
• Accountable to accurately enter all daily time records (hours worked) and adhere to attendance policy.
• Operate bucket lifts and cooking equipment safely and efficiently. This includes troubleshooting, cleanup, setup, quality control, and waste control.
• Perform cleaning within assigned area, both on daily turnaround and unplanned intervals.
• Maintain ingredient integrity, inspect tools prior to use, prevent cross‑contamination, and ensure compliance with food safety standards and adherence to GMPS.
• Escalate acute and chronic problems and organizational issues to Lead, including safety hazards associated with hoses, steam leaks, platform slips, drain valves, and hot pressure releases.
• Support existing line operation documentation, such as AC‑1 form, job ticket, cleaning records, CCP2 documentation, Gemba boards, changeover checklists, and 5S standards by completing the required tasks and documentation at the required intervals.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge and ability to enter data into a computer and/or tablet.
• Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and allergen control, Preferred.
• Previous work experience in a food manufacturing environment or industrial kitchen setting, Preferred.
• Understanding of biological, chemical, and physical contamination types, and risks of listeria growth on floors/platforms, Preferred.

Work Conditions & Physical Effort

Physical Demands / Efforts

• Work requires frequent physical exertion, including some lifting of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Extensive standing.
• Verbal communication.
• Repetitive motion (bending, hands/wrists, arms, reaching).
• Frequently climb and balance up and down stairs.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Work performed by this position requires regular concentration to effectively execute moderately complex tasks.
• Work frequently requires some degree of visual effort for periods of time.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, damp, and warm‑temperature production environment.
• Employee works in a manufacturing setting with some exposure to heat, cold, dust, or other factors of minor inconvenience.
• The position has some exposure to hazards that might cause minor injury.
• Availability and flexibility to work different shifts and days, sometimes for weeks at a time. May need to work weekends or overtime as required.

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.

Benefits

Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance, 401(k) and Company Match, Paid Vacation and Sick Time, Paid Holidays, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance, Tuition Assistance.