Kitchen Production Lead

CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Certification paid by employer

90-day plan

Job summary

Sweet Moments Co. is seeking a Kitchen Production Lead to own daily kit production, labeling, and staging of ingredient kits. You will train with our Executive Chef and, within three months, run production days independently, with a pathway to Operations Manager over 18–25 months.

This hands-on role requires precision, reliability, and a strong focus on food safety, with early-morning shifts in our Phoenix kitchen. Compensation includes benefits and opportunities as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Precise and accurate from first to last kit.
• Comfortable with long, structured production days.
• Reliable and punctual for on-time production.
• Willing to take direction and improve craft.
• Care for food safety and allergen handling.
• Positive, team-first attitude in a small kitchen with early mornings.

Responsibilities

• Portion, label, and stage ingredient kits to spec.
• Receive deliveries, verify counts and temperatures.
• Maintain cleanliness and food-safety standards in production area.
• Keep inventory accurate and flag low stock.
• Plan production against deadlines with evolving schedule.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Skills

Precision

Steadiness

Reliability

Coachability

Food safety

Team attitude

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food Handler/ServSafe certification

Tools

Monday.com

Job description

About Sweet Moments Co.

Sweet Moments Co. hosts chef-led virtual cooking experiences for corporate teams across all 50 states. Each guest receives a premium fresh ingredient kit — pre-portioned down to the salt, built in our Phoenix kitchen — and cooks alongside a chef live on camera. We are a small, fast-moving team that takes pride in accuracy, food quality, and hosting well. Everything is made in-house, from scratch, and shipped fresh.

The Role

We are hiring a Kitchen Production Lead to own daily kit production: portioning, labeling, and staging ingredient kits to specification; receiving and checking deliveries; maintaining a clean, food-safe production area; and keeping inventory accurate. This is a hands-on, detail-focused role for someone who likes staying organized, moving with purpose, and taking pride in doing things right. The position is the Kitchen Production Lead seat on our operations track. You will train alongside our Executive Chef and, within your first three months, run production days independently. From there, the path leads toward Operations Manager — accountable for production and fulfillment together — over 18 to 25 months, with responsibility and compensation advancing together. We hire for the person and teach the craft.

What You’ll Do

• Portion, label, and stage ingredient kits to the written specification
• Receive deliveries — verify counts, condition, and temperatures — and flag any issues early
• Maintain cleanliness and food-safety standards in the production area on every run
• Keep inventory accurate, flag low stock, and grow into routine ordering
• Plan production against shipping deadlines as you take on more of the weekly schedule
• Identify process improvements and help put them in place

What We’re Looking For

• Precision — consistent accuracy from the first kit of the day to the last
• Steadiness — comfortable with long, structured production days and a finished list
• Reliability and punctuality — critical for this role
• Coachability — takes direction well and wants to get better at the craft
• Care for food safety and allergen handling — asks rather than guesses
• A positive, team-first attitude in a small kitchen with early mornings

Physical Requirements

• Portioning is performed seated at a workstation
• Receiving, staging, and cleanup require standing, walking, and lifting up to 40–50 lbs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a production, catering, meal-prep, or fulfillment kitchen
• Food Handler card or ServSafe certification (training and certification provided)
• Familiarity with basic work-tracking software such as Monday.com (training provided)
• High school diploma or equivalent

Compensation & Benefits

• $18–$21 per hour, based on experience, with defined pay steps on the Kitchen Production Lead track
• Health insurance, eligible after 90 days of employment
• Three days of paid time off per year, eligible after 90 days of employment
• Earned paid sick time in accordance with Arizona law (up to 24 hours per year)
• Food Handler and ServSafe Manager certification paid by Sweet Moments Co., with additional training opportunities as you advance
• A written first-90-days plan outlining what you will learn and when

Schedule & Location

• Full-time, day shift, in person at our Phoenix kitchen (85034)
• Hours average 40 per week and vary with the production calendar — typically 36 to 44, with shorter days between events and longer days on production and shipping days. Schedules are set in advance; overtime is paid for hours over 40 in a week
• Early mornings; heavier weeks ahead of large events and through November–December