Batching Team Member

Overview

At CAVA Foods we’re always looking for talented people to join our team and help us deliver exceptional products. While we do not have open positions at this time, we are building a pipeline of qualified candidates for future opportunities. By submitting your application today, you’ll be among the first to be considered when new roles become available. If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you!

CAVA is a category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors  non-negotiable? Taking care of the people and things that feed us. This is the cornerstone of our company culture and paramount to everything we do and achieve. Our mission is to bring heart, health, and humanity to food—we do that through hiring great people who care about our commitment to hospitality and generosity.

At CAVA, we serve food you can be proud of. And we employ people you want to grow with. Discover the right opportunity for you and flavor your future.

At CAVA Foods we love what we do, and we manufacture every product to be as fulfilling as the last. At our manufacturing center we are looking for fanatics in food who take pride in our products and are ready to ensure every CAVA Restaurant and retail partner receives products that uphold the high-quality standards of our brand.

Core values include generosity, curiosity, agility, positivity, and collective ambition. Team members enjoy a Restaurant Meal Benefit that provides free and discounted meals every day of the week.

The Batching Team Member are responsible for effectively working with their team to follow daily work instructions. The Batching Department blends prepared and purchased raw materials and delivers bulk products to the Packaging Department. Team members handle food ingredients, follow recipes, document traceability, operate washing, chopping, pumping and mixing equipment, and follow food quality and safety standards to ensure the safe and timely production of healthy food.

• Assist in setting up the Ingredient Prep and Batching areas
• Prepare raw materials for processing, including de-casing, inspecting, washing, size reducing and portioning
• Prepare, label, and stage raw materials for downstream processes
• Safely operate process equipment with supervision including wash tanks, product conveyors, drum/tote unloaders, size reduction equipment, pumps, buggy dumpers and mixing systems
• Assist with general sanitation activities, including breakdown of equipment after product changeovers and at the end of the production shift
• Work as part of a team to ensure timely and efficient production
• Prepare and review documentation for food safety, quality, and production tracking activities
• Adhere to safety guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices
• Follow policies and procedures that support the service mindset
• Manage timeline expectations within and across teams, delivering on responsibilities accordingly
• Earn the trust of Team Members and Managers by embracing CAVA’s values
• Maintain consistent performance, communication, and attitude daily
• Actively contribute to the department to complete tasks and meet company goals
• Recognize the emotional stake each Team Member has in personal and organizational success

• Food handling and/or food processing experience preferred
• Ability to begin work between 5am and 6am and work up to 11 hours per day
• Demonstrate proper clock management and maintain strong attendance
• Maintain close concentration and visual attention to assigned tasks
• Willing and able to follow instructions
• Good verbal communication skills
• Willing and able to work efficiently and with urgency
• Some familiarity with smartphones, tablets, and email

• Physical dexterity; ability to lift up to 45 lbs and push/pull rolling carts and containers
• Ability to work in varied environmental conditions (dry, cold)
• Ability to stand for 8-10 hours a day
• Must be able to identify, assess and observe detail
• Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
• Ability to squat, kneel, bend and…