Production Kitchen Lead

Round One Entertainment•Downey, CA

12d

About The Position

The Production Kitchen Lead Associate supports daily kitchen and warehouse operations through procurement support, inventory control, receiving, storage, logistics, and production-material coordination. The role helps ensure ingredients, packaging, supplies, and finished goods are accurately tracked, safely handled, properly stored, and available when needed. Work is performed under the direction of Central Kitchen Supervisors and Managers, following established food safety, sanitation, inventory, and equipment procedures. Other duties may be assigned by Supervisors and Managers to support daily operations. The role works across kitchen, warehouse, receiving, and cold-storage environments. Conditions may include hot equipment, sharp tools, forklifts, palletized loads, and refrigerated or frozen areas. Regular standing, walking, reaching, bending, communicating, and material handling are required; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling may be required. Vision may require depth perception and focus adjustment for equipment operation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

Ability to follow instructions and standard operating procedures.
Strong teamwork, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and in hot, cold, refrigerated, and frozen areas.
Must complete required training and obtain authorization before operating powered industrial trucks.
Regular standing, walking, reaching, bending, communicating, and material handling; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling may be required.
Ability to handle lifting and force exertion requirements stated as: less than one-third of the time, up to 100 pounds; one-third to two-thirds of the time, up to 50 pounds; more than two-thirds of the time, up to 10 pounds.
Ability to commute to Anaheim, CA and Downey, CA 90241.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in warehouse operations, logistics, commercial kitchens, or food production.
Basic understanding of inventory handling, food safety, sanitation, and temperature control.
Forklift experience.
Food safety certification.

Responsibilities

Monitor ingredient, packaging, and supply levels; conduct routine inventory checks and follow FIFO stock rotation.
Accurately record inventory counts, usage, receiving information, and related data; support basic production forecasts and purchasing plans as directed.
Communicate shortages, overstock, expired items, and purchasing needs to a Supervisor or Manager; assist with procurement-related administrative tasks.
Receive deliveries, compare items and quantities against packing slips, inspect for damage, and report discrepancies.
Label, date, organize, and store ingredients, packaging, and finished goods according to food safety and storage procedures.
Move and stage pallets, bulk ingredients, supplies, and finished products using approved equipment when trained and authorized.
Maintain organized dry, refrigerated, and frozen storage areas, docks, and material-handling spaces; segregate and report non-conforming materials.
Retrieve and stage ingredients and packaging according to daily production plans and instructions.
Move raw, semi-finished, and finished goods among storage, production, freezing, and packing areas as directed.
Coordinate with production team members on material availability and usage; promptly escalate potential shortages or delays.
Verify that materials supplied to production meet labeling, quality, and food safety requirements.
Lead Production Kitchen Associates by setting an example and assisting others when needed.
Follow food safety, sanitation, temperature-control, workplace safety, and company standard operating procedures.
Operate equipment safely in accordance with training, company policy, and applicable OSHA requirements.
Perform assigned cleaning, safety, and quality checks; promptly report equipment, operational, safety, or quality concerns.
Follow instructions from assigned Leads, Supervisors, and Managers; cooperate with production and logistics colleagues and participate in training.
Use proper lifting techniques and appropriate handling equipment.
Perform other related duties as assigned by Management.