Development Assistant Jobs in Salem, MA (NOW HIRING)

Delicious Food and Meaningful CareersAt 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 Culinary R&D Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting research and development chefs in creating innovative products. Responsibilities include maintaining a clean and organized Culinary Center, ensuring development workstations are equipped with necessary tools and materials, preparing R&D samples for shipment, and providing culinary support by preparing and cooking customer samples. Additionally, this role serves as an ambassador for "Honoring Food". Duties and Responsibilities Maintains a neat, sanitized, and organized Culinary Center, including kitchen, pantry, cooler, and freezer space.Maintains par levels of stock items to ensure a high level of quality through rotation, labeling, and storage.Requisitions and records usage of raw materials/ingredients.Responsible for setting up kitchen equipment each morning.Gathers recipes, collates ingredient needs, and garners necessary raw materials from the factory daily.Keeps the culinary team supplied with clean and sanitized equipment, and raw materials throughout the day as needed.Oversee and ensure effectiveness of the sample request program.Coordinate processing of all product sample orders from request through timely and professional delivery.Process all incoming product sample requests from Sales Team, Executives, R&D Chefs, QA Teams, and others.Work with Cross-Plant Customer Service, Product Development and Shipping Teams to ensure product is pulled and/or manufactured against sample request dates.Pack all sample requests to requested specifications, including all corresponding support materials.Track all samples and alert appropriate team members of any issues or delays to delivery, troubleshooting when necessary to solve critical delivery requirements.Additional responsibilities as needed.  Required Skills High School diploma or GED required.Working knowledge of production kitchen and/or factory experience a plus.On-the-job training of 3-6 months.Must have working knowledge of MS Office programs, specifically Excel and Outlook.Bilingual English/Spanish a plus. Desired Skills Passion for food.Experience with pace of restaurant or factory environment a plus.Possess cleaning and sanitation skills.Basic knowledge of raw materials/ingredients.ServSafe certification a plus.Ability to adapt and multi-task via a dynamic work environment with a positive attitude.   Responsibility Works under close supervision and has little or no decision-making responsibility.Position is not responsible for influencing the decisions or actions of others.Position has indirect contact with customers on matters of little impact on revenue.Position has little or no impact on revenue, actions and results are subject to review or inspections.Decisions or actions have a limited impact on the business – typically within a department. Errors are usually detected through routine verification/review, but may result in some workflow disruption or repetition of work.This role is pivotal in supporting culinary innovation and maintaining high standards within the organization's research and development processes. 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. 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 Pay Range for Culinary R&D Assistant The Culinary R&D Assistant base pay range $19.00 - 20.00 USD/hourly. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine?s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee?s rate 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 members as a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. The Culinary R&D Assistant position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 5%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.