Shift Lead - Prep

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. But it’s not just about the food. 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 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.
Workswith supervisor and supportsall assignedteam membersand equipment requirements during respectiveshift.While performing the duties listed below, the lead isrequiredto spend 85% of time on the floor.Line leaders guide the workflow and productivity of the line operators to ensure that the operators have everythingrequiredto meetthe daily customer orderproduction requirements.Line leaders have the responsibility for improving thelineproductivity and efficiency by creating processes that focus on quality and minimizing waste.The role involves training new operators and holding the operators accountable to company standards.
Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.

• conduct quality checks, correct deficiencies, and initiate qualityauditsas necessary.
• Audit the floor as required by Leader Standard Work,monitorproductivity metrics, verify adherence to procedures and standard work, correct deficiencies and escalate tosupervisoras necessary.
• Communicate with oncoming shifts about any problems or issues that are occurring.
• Keeping records and recording data on inventory management, ordertrackingand the supply of materials.

Coordinate withDepartment Supervisorto provide feedback and coaching to team members as appropriate.
Implements and conducts training whenoperatingprocedures change and on an annual basis, as required by the training plan.
Serves oncross-functional teams to provide input andtake actionon special projects, as assigned.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 1+ years of manufacturing experience and lead/supervisory experience; Previouswork experience in afast-facedenvironment, preferably in the food industry
Computer skills - basic knowledge of computer programs and ability to learn inventory controlprogram
Prior training experience
Creative problem-solving skills
Passionate about food
As A Leader Within the Kettle CuisineTeamYou Are Expected To:
Create a culture of accountability &performance
Drive a focus on quality and continuousimprovement
Works with little supervision, but work is reviewed.Position has little to no contact with customers.
Kettle Cuisine offers the following benefits at low cost or no cost:
9Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Must be willing to work all shifts,weekendsand someholidays
Mental & Visual Demands
Work occasionally requires some degree of visual effort for periods of time.
Less than 25% travel isrequiredfor this position. Travel would be to other sites via airplane.
Honor Food- We create and produce the best tasting, safest,all-naturalrecipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench tokettle
Honor Innovation -We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieveexcellence

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Kettle Cuisinecomplies withall 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 itspeople,productsand reputation.Americans with Disabilities Act 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.
Core Values Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. 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 Innovation - We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence
Pay Range for Prep Lead The Prep Lead base pay range$22.77 - $24.77/hourly.The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum fornew hire salaries for the Everett, WA location only. An employee’srate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time.In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team membersas a part of any final offer. The Prep Lead position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state,and local minimum wage laws.

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