Pasta Kitchen Production Lead — Quality & Teamwork

Terra Cotta Pasta Co; South Portland (ME); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Profit sharing bonuses

PTO Time

Direct Primary Care Membership

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules weekends

Monthly Shared Tips equivalent to $3-$

Job summary

Terra Cotta Pasta Co in South Portland, ME is hiring a Kitchen Production Associate to join our fast-paced food production team, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency while making our homemade pasta and sauces.

You will weigh, label, and prep in-house products, maintain cleanliness, assist with ordering and deliveries, and collaborate with front and back-of-house staff to keep operations smooth. The role requires teamwork and a passion for great pasta.

Qualifications

• Experience in food production or processing is preferred.
• Detail oriented with a passion for food preparation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining cleanliness and organization.
• Excellent knife skills are required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and maintain a positive attitude with customers and coworkers alike.
• Attention to detail with a focus on maintaining high-quality standards.
• Must love pasta in all shapes and sizes.

Responsibilities

• Learn and prepare from scratch recipes of all in house prepared products weighing, labeling and merchandising of those items.
• Ensure all food safety protocols are strictly adhered to during the production process.
• Maintain kitchen areas for cleanliness, organization and maintenance protocols.
• Help create and complete daily prep lists and assignments.
• Collaborate with team members in back of house as well as front of house to optimize production efficiency.
• Assist in product ordering, checking in items and putting away deliveries when they arrive.
• In your role as kitchen production associate other duties not listed my be assigned as necessary to ensure proper running of back of house operations.
• All associates will ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly and efficient service to customers as well as other store associates at all times.
• Must maintain a neat and clean appearance.
• An understanding of POS systems is a plus to support front of house staff and customers when necessary.

Skills

Detail oriented

Excellent knife skills

Team player

Food safety awareness

POS systems knowledge

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Terra Cotta Pasta Co in South Portland, ME is hiring a Kitchen Production Associate to join our fast-paced food production team, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency while making our homemade pasta and sauces.

You will weigh, label, and prep in-house products, maintain cleanliness, assist with ordering and deliveries, and collaborate with front and back-of-house staff to keep operations smooth. The role requires teamwork and a passion for great pasta.