Prep Associate (2nd Shift)

Kettle Cuisine; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine in Everett, WA is seeking a Prep Associate to ensure safety, quality, and accurate measuring of ingredients using spoons, cups, and scales. The role focuses on proper cooking, batching, documentation, and changeovers to support high-quality food production.

You will follow HACCP, GMP, and food safety standards, maintain supply integrity, check allergen labeling, and assist with line documentation and shift readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction and measurements.
• Understanding of food safety and allergen control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attendance: accurately enter daily hours in line with attendance policy.
• Check allergen labels, expiration dates, and lot traceability.
• Maintain ingredient integrity and prevent cross-contamination.
• Escalate product safety issues to the Lead (e.g., safety hazards, equipment concerns).
• Support line documentation (AC-1 form, job ticket, cleaning records, CCP2, 5S).
• Follow safety, GMP and quality standards; use PPE and report incidents.

Skills

Data entry

Basic math

Attention to detail

Allergen awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details Job Location: Everett Plant - Everett, WA 98203 Salary Range: $20.77 - $21.77 Hourly Job Summary

The Prep Associate is responsible for the safety, quality, and proper execution of the accurate measure and weight of product ingredients, using measuring spoons, cups, and scales. Attention to detail is required when cooking, batching, ingredient transfer, documentation, necessary cleaning procedures, and changeovers 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 RESPONSIBILITY:

• Attendance-regular and prompt attendance is an essential requirement for this position. Accountable to accurately enter all daily time records (hours worked) in adherence to the attendance policy.
• Maintains food safety and ingredient integrity by checking allergen labels, expiration dates, and lot traceability.
• Maintain ingredient integrity, inspect tools prior to use, prevent cross-contamination, ensure compliance with food safety standards and adherence to GMPS.
• Escalate acute and chronic problems and organizational issues to Lead including food product issues, safety hazards associated with hoses, steam leaks, platform slips, drain valves, and hot pressure releases.
• Supports existing line operation documentation, such as AC-1 form, job ticket, cleaning records, CCP2 documentation, Gemba boards, changeover checklists, & 5S standards by completing the required tasks and documentation at the required intervals.
• Follow compliance with all Safety, GMP, and Quality standards, including proper PPE usage, safe lifting techniques, LOTO awareness, and incident reporting.

Qualifications and experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge and ability to enter data into a computer and/or tablet.
• Proficient in basic math: add, subtract, division, multiplication, measurements.
• Understand 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND 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)
• Climb and balance (stairs)

Mental & Visual Demands

• Work performed by this position requires regular concentration to effectively execute moderately complex tasks.
• Work performed by this position requires proficient ability to perform basic math: add, subtract, division, multiplication, and measurements.
• Work frequently requires clear visual capabilities and effort for long periods of time.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, damp, and warm-temperature production environment 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.