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About the Role
The Assistant Head Chef is second in command to the Head Chef, executing daily operations of a commissary kitchen. This role involves preparing meals for hundreds of children, supporting the kitchen team, and leading aspects of daily production, serving as a training ground for managing a large commissary kitchen. The ideal candidate possesses strong culinary skills, thrives in a dynamic kitchen environment, and enjoys customer interaction.
Responsibilities
- Support the Head Chef in coordinating daily commissary kitchen operations to prepare high-quality meals on time.
- Execute production of breakfast, lunch, and snacks for hundreds of students, ensuring recipe accuracy and consistency.
- Maintain a food-safe kitchen through regular quality checks, temperature logs, and proper storage and labeling of ingredients.
- Lead portions of daily production and guide the kitchen team when the Head Chef is unavailable.
- Set up and break down stations, ensuring equipment and workspaces are cleaned, sanitized, and organized.
- Assist with inventory management, including receiving, rotating, and tracking ingredients and daily consumption.
- Help onboard and train team members, modeling efficient workflow, strong communication, and Red Rabbit kitchen culture.
Requirements
- 2+ years professional culinary experience in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen
- Demonstrated knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices
- Food Handlers Required or must be obtained with 90 days of hire (reimbursement available)
- Must have excellent communication skills and be extremely well organized
- Must have food handlers license or certificate
- Must share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools
Skills
- Culinary skills
- Communication skills
- Organization skills
- Food safety and sanitation practices
- Inventory management
- Training and onboarding
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus
- Familiarity with NSLP compliance requirements a plus
Location
- LIC, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Sunday - Thursday approx 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
Experience Level
- 2+ years professional culinary experience
Education Level
- Associate degree in culinary arts a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $22.50 - $27.50 hr
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Most National Holidays Off
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k Option
- Professional Development
- Education Reimbursement Opportunities
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.
Equal Opportunity
- Red Rabbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants