# Associate, Cook

TITLE: Associate, Cook DEPARTMENT: Kitchen REPORTS TO: Culinary Supervisor Who We Are Thistle makes it easy to eat well - without overthinking it. 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. About the Role Reporting 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. How You’ll Make a Difference Execute daily food preparation and prod

- **Id**: 3644758
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/thistle-associate-cook>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Burlington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T22:26:07Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T12:28:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4930
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Nutrition & Dietetics, Prepared Foods

## Company

- **Id**: 1902927
- **Name**: Thistle
- **Domain**: thistle.co
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/thistle-co>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paycom

## Technologies

- **GMP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T22:26:07Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 8
- **Reasons**: conf:10, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

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