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About the Role

The Head Chef leads a 7-12 person commissary kitchen team, overseeing the preparation and production of high-quality meals for hundreds of children daily. This role requires strong culinary skills, comfort with office tasks, customer interaction, and a passion for improving school nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach kitchen team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Develop team members through ongoing mentoring and support.
• Create a positive and cohesive team environment that promotes retention and high performance.
• Oversee daily culinary operations to ensure consistent and high-quality food preparation.
• Maintain a food-safe kitchen at all times by adhering to health and safety standards.
• Perform quality control checks on all menu items to ensure consistency and integrity.
• Optimize food costs through efficient inventory management and creative menu planning.
• Follow production schedules to ensure timely meal preparation and service.
• Track and submit consumption numbers and daily compliance reports accurately.
• Manage facility maintenance projects to ensure a safe and functional kitchen environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the school community, including teachers, administrators, and parents.
• Attend school meetings to stay informed and engaged with the school community.
• Educate the school community about culinary and nutrition topics through presentations in the cafeteria.

Requirements

• 3+ years professional culinary experience in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen
• 1+ years supervisory/management experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices
• Must be comfortable using software/apps/spreadsheets to track and report data
• Must have excellent communication skills and be extremely well organized
• Must share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools
• ServeSafe Certificate required within 90 days of Hire. (Reimbursement available)

Skills

• Culinary skills
• Office-work comfort
• Customer interaction
• Team training and motivation
• Food safety and sanitation
• Software/app/spreadsheet usage for data tracking and reporting
• Excellent communication
• Organization
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus
• Familiarity with NSLP compliance requirements a plus

Location

• Long Island City, NY

Work Type

• Full Time
• Sunday - Thursday approx- 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Experience Level

• 3+ years professional culinary experience
• 1+ years supervisory/management experience

Education Level

• Bachelor degree in culinary arts a plus

Salary/Compensations

• $55,000 - $60,000

Benefits

• Generous PTO (most major holidays off)
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k Options
• Paid Professional Development
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Family Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance Coverage
• Paid Summer Flex Program
• Worker’s Compensation Insurance Coverage
• Travel Reimbursements
• Free Lunch: Access to great-tasting, made-from-scratch food.

About the Company

• Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is an MWBE-certified K–12 school food management company on a mission to transform school dining.
• We believe that serving diverse, high-quality meals to children in urban communities is about more than food, it’s about dignity, representation, and opportunity.
• Our professionally trained chefs work in commissaries and onsite in school cafeterias, preparing scratch-made, culturally relevant meals that reflect the heritage and lived experiences of the students we serve.
• We don’t just deliver food...we become part of the school community.
• Today, Red Rabbit prepares and serves millions of meals each year across the Greater New York region, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
• If you’re passionate about food, community, and making an impact every day, we’d love to meet you.

Equal Opportunity

• Red Rabbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sexual orientation.