Retail Cup Cook - 3rd shift

• Location:   Lynn, MA
• Position Type:   Full-time

Delicious Food and Meaningful Careers

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team, offering career paths in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, California, Washington, and Maryland.

Job Summary

Schedule: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM

To ensure continuous and efficient operation of the production line to meet customer requirements in accordance with Safety, Sanitation, Quality, Quantity and Cost. (SSQQC)

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in their products and expects each employee to do the same with their work.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to safe working practices at all times

• Perform daily checks of area for non-compliance and report them to your supervisor

• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications

• Manufacture quality products efficiently within time and quantity parameters

• Follow the company GMP’s

• Show a positive attitude and a leadership mentality for all employees

• Ensure clean and tidy production area at all times

• Report Downtime to maintenance in a timely manner

• Communicate and update all relevant parties of any issues or changes (low yields, holds, wrong ingredients.)

• Monitor and action all waste

• Take instructions from supervisors.

• Any other tasks deemed reasonable and reasonably requested by management

Key Responsibilities:

• Cook each recipe with the highest quality and right first time following the procedure

• Taste as you go – constantly taste the soup and ingredients for quality 

• Ask for supervisor approval if there are any questions about the soup or ingredients and/or if specified in recipe

• Responsible for checking that all ingredients are present to make the soup and in the correct quantities and quality

• Take viscosity readings when appropriate

• Perform LTD cleaning as stated in Kettle Cuisine’s LTD SOP and guidelines

• Follow HACCP plan – responsible for ensuring Cooking CCP is met for all soups

• Ensure all paperwork is filled out neatly and correctly and signed off

• Take responsibility for their kettle(s) and ensure that soup is always looked after

Required Skills

• Ability to work all scheduled shifts, on time

• Excellent interpersonal skills needed for working in a team environment 

• Proven track record in safe working practices

• Manufacturing experience preferred (preferably in the food industry)

• Experience working in temperature controlled settings

• Experience with perishable items

• Experience with Kettle Cuisine ingredients and soups

• Able to interact and communicate with the supervisors and team members

• Ability to lift 50 lbs

• Passion for food and high quality

• Excellent attention to detail 

• Numeracy skills

• Bi-lingual preferred

• Able to read and write English

Americans with Disabilities Act

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we wi