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Amy's Kitchen · 1 day ago

Team Lead-Prep-2nd Shift

Medford, NY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

0+ years exp

Amy's Kitchen is a company focused on providing high-quality food products, and they are seeking a Team Lead for their 2nd Shift operations. The role involves supervising prep employees, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and performing cooking and batching of recipes according to established procedures.

Consumer GoodsFood and Beverage

Responsibilities

Follows instructions from Shift Lead, Supervisor and Manager

Always follow good work habits, adherence to procedures, company rules and safety practices

Meet with Shift Lead to plan daily work

Report all potential inventory shortages, problems with raw materials or quality/sensory deviations immediately to the Shift Lead, Kitchen Supervisor and/or Kitchen Manager

Perform cooking and batching of all recipes according to standard procedures and batch sheet instructions

Check all ingredients and in-process foods, sauces and mixes for correct texture, taste, smell and appearance. These checks must occur before these materials are combined with other components. Report any variances to the Shift Lead, Kitchen Supervisor and/or Kitchen Manager

Understand and be able use all batch sheets and follow standard procedure. Ensure that all item information (including lot numbers, MO numbers, quantities and batch numbers) is filled into batch sheets correctly and legibly

Ensure correct tag labeling and storage procedures are being followed. All food or ingredient containers (buckets, plastic totes, transfer carts, steel totes, gondolas, etc.) must have a label which includes the description of contents and dare material goes in to production, weight of bucket. All food safety practices must be followed at all times

This position is responsible to ensure compliance with Critical Control Points and Preventive Controls in their process, which may include one or more of the following: Cook Time and Temperatures, Metal Detection, Canning Process Letter, Cooling Time and Temperatures, Bar Code Reader, Line Clearance, Pre-Operational Cleaning and Sanitation, and Material Usage. Provision for coverage of these responsibilities during an absence includes substitution by another person in the same position or by a trained lead or supervisor

Understand the safe use of each piece of equipment and monitors all safety devices and guards for correct position and operation and any issues must be reported immediately to the Team Lead, Shift Lead, Kitchen Supervisor and/or Kitchen Manager

Follow all safety rules and monitors employee safety

Report all mechanical problems to the Team Lead, Shift Lead, Kitchen Supervisor or Kitchen Manager

Comply with the rules and regulations set forth in Amy's Kitchen Inc. employee handbook, safety manual and GMP booklet

Understand all responsibilities of prep personnel

Perform other duties as assigned by the Shift Lead, Kitchen Supervisor or Kitchen Manager

Regular Attendance Required

During peak season or base on company needs overtime is required

Responsible for assisting, monitoring and reporting Safety and GMP issues

Responsible for supervising prep employees for the multiple work centers assigned

Responsibilities will include training, planning, assigning and directing work in the prep

Qualification

Mathematical skillsSafety complianceSupervisory skillsBasic reasoningLanguage skills

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience

Six months to a year of related experience and/or training

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's

Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions

Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers

Ability to print and speak simple sentences

Regular Attendance Required

During peak season or based on company needs overtime is required