Culinary Lead: Drive Healthy Meals & Kitchen Excellence

Thistle Health Inc.; Orchard View (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle Health Inc. is seeking a Lead, Culinary to supervise a team of Culinary Associates and dishwashers on the kitchen floor. You will ensure cooking, cooling, and staging follow recipes, while maintaining workflow continuity and accurate documentation.

The role requires strong leadership, a deep knowledge of GMPs, and proficiency with digital kitchen dashboards to monitor weights, real-time progress, and QA processes.

Qualifications

• Master in executing food prep production tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong skills in reading and executing recipes accurately.
• Proficient in four culinary competencies: Prep, Hotline, blixer, and Staging.
• Excellent leadership to manage associates and hit throughput targets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production execution, quality control, and time tracking on the kitchen floor.
• Ensure GMPs are followed and sanitation standards maintained.
• Train and support kitchen staff; communicate with supervisors and managers.
• Maintain digital tools and update dashboards in real time.
• Submit documentation to Quality Control after each shift.

Skills

Food prep

Recipe execution

Culinary skills

Leadership

Tools

OKRA

Galley

Job description

Thistle Health Inc. is seeking a Lead, Culinary to supervise a team of Culinary Associates and dishwashers on the kitchen floor. You will ensure cooking, cooling, and staging follow recipes, while maintaining workflow continuity and accurate documentation.

The role requires strong leadership, a deep knowledge of GMPs, and proficiency with digital kitchen dashboards to monitor weights, real-time progress, and QA processes.