Prep Associate

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.

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
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• 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

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Prep Associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Work requires frequent physical exertion, including some…