Commissary Associate

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Team Modern Distributors Inc

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Somerset, Kentucky

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Prepare, assemble, and package fresh food products for vending machines and micro-markets following written recipes. Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment while adhering to strict food safety and sanitation standards.

Qualifications

You have the ability to follow written recipes, production standards, and food safety expectations. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced food production environment, paying close attention to cleanliness, labeling, portioning, and product quality.

Must Have Skills for ATS

food safety

production records

inventory support

quality control

packaging

Job Description

Job Description

At Team Modern, our mission is to Create Better Experiences...The Modern Way. As a family-owned company, we serve customers through several divisions, including wholesale distribution, vending, equipment sales and service, signs and graphics, and amusement.

Our Vending Division provides convenient food and refreshment options for workplaces and other customer locations. The Commissary team supports this work by preparing, assembling, packaging, and organizing fresh food products used in vending machines and micro-markets.

Our values – Optimistic Energy, Fairness, Teamwork, Customer Focus, and Gratitude – guide everything we do. Commissary Associates play an important role in upholding these values by helping ensure food products are prepared safely, accurately, and with care.

What You’ll Do

As a Commissary Associate, you will help prepare, assemble, and package food product orders for delivery to customers. This role includes food preparation, packaging, inventory support, quality control, cleaning, and following food safety and sanitation standards.

Your work will include preparing ingredients, following written recipes, portioning products, labeling items, completing production records, receiving merchandise, checking product quality, and preparing packages for delivery. You will also help keep the commissary kitchen clean, organized, and ready for daily production.

Status: Full-Time
Shift: Monday – Friday, with flexibility required
Hours: 4:00 AM – 12:30 PM; however, evening, night, weekend, and overtime hours may be required to support catering events.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Starting Pay: $13.50/hour 

Plus:

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including: 
    • Health, dental, and vision insurance 
    • Life insurance and employer-matched 401(k) – up to 4%, fully vested from day 1 
    • Paid vacation, personal, and sick time 
    • Educational assistance programs and professional development opportunities 

What We’re Looking For

We value team members who:

  • Are committed to working safely and following procedures. 
  • Take pride in preparing accurate, high-quality food products. 
  • Can follow written recipes, production standards, and food safety expectations. 
  • Are comfortable working in a fast-paced food production environment. 
  • Pay close attention to cleanliness, labeling, portioning, and product quality. 
  • Work well with others and communicate effectively. 
  • Are dependable, punctual, and committed to their schedule. 
  • Have reliable transportation to and from work. 
  • Are able and willing to work overtime when needed. 
  • Are 18 years or older and can pass a pre-employment drug screen and physical. 

Work Environment

Work takes place primarily in our commissary kitchen area, which is well-lit and maintained at a comfortable temperature. Team members may also work in storage areas, refrigerated rooms, freezer areas, or loading dock areas and may be exposed to hot, cold, damp, or drafty conditions.

This position requires standing and walking for extended periods of time, as well as bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and performing repetitive tasks. Team members must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Join Team Modern

We are passionate about customer service, teamwork, and creating better experiences for our customers and each other. If you are dependable, detail-oriented, and ready to contribute to a team that helps keep our vending and micro-market customers stocked with quality food products, we’d love to meet you.

Team Modern is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Team Modern complies with all federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Qualified individuals with disabilities or those needing reasonable accommodation during the hiring process are encouraged to request assistance.

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Team Modern Distributors Inc

The Modern Way has been the foundation for our family of businesses for over 60 years. Those businesses include: Modern Distributors - Premier convenience and foodservice distributor serving Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina. Modern Vending - Provider of vending and dining services in South Central Kentucky and Tennessee. Modern Signs & Graphics - Managing design, fabrication and installation for any size sign or print project. Modern Equipment Sales & Service - Specializing is sales and service of foodservice and beverage equipment. Our culture of Service and Optimistic Energy make us a unique partner for your business!
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