QA Lab Technician

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.

To perform finished product evaluations and microbiological testing in both the laboratory and in Production. Perform lab testing such as: shelf life studies, chemical analysis, standard plate counts and coliforms. Perform swab testing of environment and equipment. Perform Allergen cleaning verifications and validations through rapid methods testing and sample collection. Create in house labels in Colos software and submit for reviews.

Review current retail labels for in process hold and release.

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

• To collect, process and identify samples as required.
• Analyze food samples (raw & finished products).
• Create case labels from labeling software and submit to Regulatory for approval.
• Environmental monitoring to support verification and validation of cleaning and sanitizing procedures.
• GMP auditing of facility, employee practices and procedures as assigned.
• Communicate all non-conformances against established standards, perform follow ups when actions are completed.
• Trend data for micro, ATP and EM swabs results.
• Special projects to support continuous improvement activities as assigned.
• Complete and submit reports on deliverables assigned per Management.

• Basic Understanding of GLP’s, at least 1- 2 years of laboratory experience preferred.
• Some basic labeling experience preferred.
• Strong written and communication skills at all levels.
• Strong computer skills, such as excel, word, and internet.
• Excellent attention to detail.

• Associates degree preferred in lab science-based discipline.
• Statistical analysis and basic mathematical skills.
• Basic laboratory skills.

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food – We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other – We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development – We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation – We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence