Quality Assurance Associate

CookUnity; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Family meal

Weekly payments

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

CookUnity, a nationwide platform connecting world-class chefs to homes, is hiring a Quality Assurance Associate to ensure meals meet HACCP and FDA standards.

You will monitor food standards, enforce safety and hygiene, verify proper labeling in walk-in coolers, and keep refrigerators and freezers at appropriate temperatures. This role requires the ability to work in a cold prep area, lift up to 50 pounds, and communicate effectively.

Qualifications

• Work in a cold environment (prep area at 35°F).
• Lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Push and pull up to 200 pounds.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to work efficiently.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and strong teamwork skills.
• Bilingual English and Spanish a plus.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food standards to appropriate guidelines.
• Enforce kitchen safety and hygiene protocols, including masks, gloves, hairnets, hand-washing, equipment cleaning, and station sanitization.
• Verify that all food items placed in walk-in coolers are properly labeled and organized.
• Monitor and ensure all refrigerators and freezers maintain appropriate temperatures.

Skills

Cold environment

Lift 50 lb

Push/pull 200 lb

Urgency & efficiency

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Bilingual EN/ES

Communication

Job description

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

About the role

The Quality Assurance Associate performs activities associated with quality control of meals. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of our meals in accordance with our HACCP and FDA standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food standards to appropriate guidelines.
• Enforce kitchen safety and hygiene protocols, including proper use of masks, gloves, hairnets, hand-washing, equipment cleaning, and station sanitization.
• Verify that all food items placed in walk-in coolers are appropriately labeled and organized.
• Monitor and ensure all refrigerators and freezers maintain an appropriate temperature.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a cold environment (prep area maintained at 35°F).
• Capability to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly without assistance.
• Ability to push and pull up to 200 lbs.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to work efficiently.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and strong teamwork skills.
• Bilingual with English and Spanish a plus
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.

Benefits

• Health Insurance coverage with Cigna
• Family meal served daily
• Weekly payments
• Opportunity for advancement

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$18 — $18 USD

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.