Chef, Commissary Kitchen (No Nights/Weekends)

About the role

The Chef position is a full‑time, weekday role in Red Rabbit’s high‑volume commissary kitchen serving K‑12 schools. You will prepare culturally relevant, scratch‑made meals at scale, ensuring each batch meets quality and safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Execute recipes for large batches, maintaining flavor, texture, and consistency.
• Maintain food‑safe practices throughout production, cooling, holding, and cleaning, and complete required temperature logs.
• Pack and label meals accurately, considering how food will hold and travel to schools.
• Coordinate with teammates to meet daily production schedules and dispatch timelines.
• Track inventory, record production quantities, and minimize waste using company systems.

Required profile

• 3+ years of professional culinary experience in a fast‑paced, high‑volume kitchen.
• Strong hands‑on cooking skills with the ability to scale recipes without losing quality.
• Excellent attention to detail for food quality, portioning, labeling, and order accuracy.
• Effective communication and reliable follow‑through in a team environment.
• Passion for food justice and improving nutrition in schools.

Required skills

• Food safety certification (or willingness to obtain within required timeframe).
• Proficiency with software, apps, or spreadsheets for daily reporting.

What we offer

• Hourly pay $30–$35.
• Generous PTO with most major holidays off.
• Health, dental, vision insurance and 401k option.
• Paid professional development, education reimbursement, and paid family/parental leave.
• Free lunch with access to made‑from‑scratch food.