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# 1st shift Kettle Tender at Mom's Meals

- **Company:** Mom's Meals
- **Location:** Grinnell, IA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/momsmeals/de328e9f-8a95-45ab-8bb1-1a120e77542a

## Job description

The Kettle Tender is responsible for the safe and efficient cooking of food products to be plated and delivered to our customers. This process includes monitoring temperatures and flavor checks prior to sign off.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

- Set up work area and equipment for the day and ensure all ingredients are batched and organized
- Maintain a clean and efficient work station throughout the shift including use of proper PPE and safety equipment
- Perform water meter accuracy checks
- Ensure that all paperwork is complete and compliant including checking off ingredients as they are introduced in the kettle
- Monitor temperatures of product throughout cooking process
- Perform flavor checks and sign offs on all batches produced
- Perform shift handoff with oncoming shift
- Ensure that all applicable equipment is clean and damage free at the end of shift
- Must communicate any discrepancies in a timely manner

Required Skills and Experience

- High school diploma or GED
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Be able to stand/walk for up to 8-10 hours
- Able to lift up to 40 lbs. occasionally
- Must have basic math skills including weights and measurement skills
- Must be able to read and understand water/steam gauges
- Be able to work in varying temperatures between 20-70 degrees
- Shifts can include weekends and holidays and/or overtime as required
- Have a strong service orientation
- Be a team player, including the ability to communicate well with others
- Able to work independently with little supervision
- Pass a post offer drug screen and background check

## Preferred Skills and Experience

- Previous experience in food manufacturing
- Previous experience working in a culinary role

Physical Requirements

- Regularly required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms
- Frequently is required to stand, talk, and listen
- Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Able to perform repetitive movements
- Able to work in variable temperatures

Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

## About Mom's Meals

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mom’s Meals delivers refrigerated, medically tailored meals designed by registered dietitians and professional chefs to improve health outcomes for individuals with chronic conditions, post-hospital recovery needs, or those seeking convenient nutrition.
- **Entity Type**: Private (part of PurFoods LLC, family-owned)
- **Headquarters**: Ankeny, Iowa, United States
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: The Anderson family (started by Barb Anderson to care for her mother and mother-in-law)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Food and beverage manufacturing / Medically tailored meal delivery (Food-as-Medicine)
- **Target customers**: B2B (health plans, managed care organizations, state and federal programs); B2C (individuals ordering for themselves or loved ones); primarily serves Medicare, Medicaid, and dual-eligible beneficiaries
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Better health should be accessible to all, and it begins with the very meals we eat.” The company focuses on using nutrition to improve health, lower total cost of care, manage chronic conditions, and allow individuals to remain independent at home.

## Products & Services
- **Medically Tailored Meals**: Refrigerated, ready-to-heat meals crafted in USDA- and FDA-inspected kitchens. Menus include condition-specific options: Diabetes Friendly, Heart Friendly, Renal Friendly, Pureed, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Lower Sodium, P+ Protein+, and General Wellness. Over 60 meal choices.
- **Programs for Health Plans & Government**: Partnerships with 500+ health plans, managed care organizations, and state agencies to provide meal benefits for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Waiver, and post-discharge care.
- **Self-Pay / Direct-to-Consumer**: Individuals can order meals for themselves or a loved one without a health plan contract.
- **Customer Care**: Bilingual (Spanish) support with live answer in 30 seconds or less on average; translation services for 160+ languages.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $105M (source: LinkedIn aggregated data; official company figure not confirmed in provided materials)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held by PurFoods LLC (family owned); partners include 500+ health plans, managed care organizations, and government entities across 48 U.S. states
- **Growth Signals**: Over 2,000 team members (as of 2025 fact sheet); 61 distribution centers nationwide; 3 USDA-inspected kitchen facilities (Grinnell, IA; North Jackson, OH; Oklahoma City, OK); expanding reach through health plan partnerships and food-as-medicine initiatives

## Competitive Advantages
- **Medically tailored, refrigerated meals** – meals are fresh, not frozen, and last at least 14 days in the refrigerator, providing higher quality and compliance with federal food production regulations.
- **Choice of every meal, every delivery** – clients select their own meals, increasing satisfaction and adherence.
- **Compassionate customer care** – live, bilingual support with rapid response times, treating clients like family.
- **Nationwide delivery to any address** – including remote areas, via local drivers and third-party carriers.
- **Evidence-based nutritional standards** – menus designed by registered dietitians and professional chefs in USDA-approved kitchens, supporting better outcomes for high-risk populations.

## Strategic Focus
- **Food as Medicine**: Continuing to expand partnerships with health plans and government programs to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes through nutrition.
- **Reducing food insecurity**: Corporate social responsibility efforts focused on equitable food access, community support, and employee engagement.
- **Operational excellence**: Maintaining and expanding distribution network, kitchen facilities, and cold-chain logistics to serve a growing customer base.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Family-oriented, mission-driven environment where employees are treated like family and can directly see the impact of their work on clients’ lives.
- **Roles available**: Customer service (bilingual, compassionate), production (plate & pack operators, QA technicians), fulfillment (inventory control, logistics), and drivers (delivering meals direct to homes, often with four-day work weeks).
- **Work environment**: On-site roles in kitchen facilities and distribution centers; customer service likely in-office or hybrid (not explicitly stated); drivers work locally.
- **Perks**: Pride in making a difference – “You can be a bright part of someone’s day.” Opportunities for growth across various departments (customer service, production, logistics, healthcare partnerships).
- **Notable**: Company emphasizes “work family” and “compassion” as core values; employees report high satisfaction from helping vulnerable populations.

## Sources
1. [careers.momsmeals.com](https://careers.momsmeals.com/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/mom's-meals](https://linkedin.com/company/mom's-meals)
3. [jobs.lever.co/momsmeals](https://jobs.lever.co/momsmeals)
4. [momsmeals.com/about](https://www.momsmeals.com/about/)
5. [momsmeals.com fact sheet (PDF)](https://www.momsmeals.com/Content/cms/documents/Newsroom_Fact_Sheets/2025%20MM_Fact_Sheet_v1.pdf)

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