Production Kitchen - Granola Room Lead

Job Description

Job Description

About American Spoon

In 1982, we began making preserves in our Northern Michigan storefront kitchen. After all these years, our skilled crew still prepares fruit by hand and cooks with care in small-batch copper kettles. We work directly with a dedicated group of Michigan farmers and foragers who grow and gather the unique varieties of fruit we love, prized over generations for unparalleled taste and character. Our small, family-owned company exists, to find, capture, and preserve flavors you simply won’t find anywhere else.

Job Title: Granola Room Lead

Reports To: Production Manager

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Job Summary

The Granola Room Lead is responsible for overseeing all aspects of production in our granola room, ensuring that granola, nut mixes, and hot cocoa are prepared to the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. This role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to work around hot stoves, frequent lifting, and basic kitchen math skills. The Granola Room Lead acts as a point of coordination between production manager, production crew and maintenance.

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Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Supervision

•Provides clear direction and oversight to production assistants to ensure an organized and efficient workflow.

•Delegates tasks to support timely batch preparation and optimal use of staff and equipment.

Production Process Management

•Leads the preparation, cooking, and monitoring of granola, nut mixes, and cocoa, ensuring recipes and procedures are followed precisely.

•Oversees proper use of ovens, stoves, mixers, and other equipment to maintain consistent quality.

•Ensures accurate ingredient measurement, timing, and turnover expectations to align with production schedules.

•Confirms all required ingredients are added, mixed, and baked properly before packaging.

Coordination & Communication

•Communicates promptly with the Maintenance team regarding equipment issues and updates schedules as needed in response to downtime or delays.

•Reports quality concerns related to raw materials or ingredient integrity to the Production Manager for immediate resolution.

Quality & Safety Oversight

•Maintains strict attention to detail to ensure products meet company quality standards and consistency.

•Monitors batches for proper cooking, texture, and flavor, making adjustments as needed.

•Ensures a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance with company policies and food safety regulations.

•Promotes safe lifting techniques and safe handling of hot equipment.

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Physical Requirements

•Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs repeatedly.

•Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach for extended periods of time.

•Comfortable working around hot ovens, stoves, and other heat sources.

•Tolerance for a fast-paced production environment with repetitive tasks.

•Ability to accurately perform basic kitchen math (weights, measures, scaling).

American Spoon Foods Inc. is an "at-will" employer, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, as permitted by law. Nothing in our job postings, interviews, offer letters, or any other communication should be interpreted as creating an employment contract or a guarantee of continued employment.

Any policies, benefits, or terms of employment outlined in our recruiting materials or during the hiring process are subject to change at the company’s discretion. Employment decisions, including promotions, compensation adjustments, and continued employment, remain at the discretion of American Spoon Foods Inc. in accordance with applicable laws.

By applying for a position with American Spoon Foods Inc., candidates acknowledge and understand that employment with our company is at will and that no representative, manager, or employee of American Spoon Foods Inc. has the authority to enter into any agreement that modifies this at-will employment relationship unless it is in writing and signed by the company’s CEO.

If you have any questions about our at-will employment policy, please contact our HR department for clarification.

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