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Thistle was founded in 2013 with a mission to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. Thistle delivers fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without the friction. We’re building a future where nutritious, sustainable food is accessible, craveable, and part of everyday life.\nAbout the Role\nReporting to the Culinary Supervisor, the Associate, Cook is responsible for executing daily production activities on the kitchen floor within a high-volume food production environment. This role supports the preparation and assembly of meals while maintaining strict adherence to recipes, food safety standards, and operational procedures. The Associate, Cook contributes to efficient kitchen operations across key production areas, including prep, hotline, staging, dish room, and blixer stations.\nHow You’ll Make a Difference\nExecute daily food preparation and production activities in alignment with standardized recipes, production schedules, and kitchen management guidelines.\nSupport culinary leadership in maintaining high standards of quality, food safety, and operational efficiency across all production areas.\nOperate and maintain commercial kitchen equipment, including ovens, combi-ovens, tilt skillets, steam-jacketed kettles, blixers, stand mixers, immersion blenders, food processors, and similar production equipment.\nIdentify and escalate equipment malfunctions or operational issues to culinary leadership to ensure safe and uninterrupted production.\nMaintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety regulations, and company policies at all times.\nPrepare and organize workstations with the appropriate ingredients, tools, and equipment to support efficient production flow.\nMonitor and document key production and safety metrics, including temperature logs, batch records, sanitation logs, equipment cleaning logs, and other required operational documentation.\nEnsure adherence to food safety and storage standards, including allergen management, First-In, First-Out (FIFO), and First-Expiration, First-Out (FEFO) inventory practices.\nMaintain accurate labeling and traceability of meal components, including quantities, production dates, and meal codes.\nEnsure sanitation standards are consistently met by maintaining cleaning solutions, sanitation buckets, and proper workstation hygiene throughout production.\nStay current on safety policies, operational updates, and new procedures to support successful implementation on the production floor.\nCollaborate effectively with cross-functional team members to maintain consistent production standards and operational performance.\nPerform additional duties as assigned to support overall kitchen and production operations.\nQualifications\nWho You Are\nHigh school diploma or equivalent required.\nMinimum of 2+ years of experience in a large-scale, high-volume kitchen environment.\nExperience with batch cooking in a professional food production environment.\nExperience in high-volume food production, preferably within a catering operation, large foodservice facility, hospital, event center, or food manufacturing environment.\nKnowledge of HACCP principles and food safety and sanitation standards; ServSafe certification preferred.\nAbility to read, follow, and execute recipes with strict adherence to specifications and quality standards.\nDemonstrated ability to perform food preparation and production tasks independently with minimal supervision.\nProficiency across key culinary production functions, including Prep, Blixer, Hotline, and Staging.\nStrong communication skills to maintain consistent standards of quality and performance.\nAbility to build effective working relationships with cross-functional teams.\nAbility to adhere to company SOPs and implement new operational initiatives as needed.\nOur Culture\nDiversity, equity, and inclusion are essential values at Thistle. 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