Culinary Production Lead — High-Volume Kitchen

SupportFinity™; Washington; On-site; USD 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Monthly Cell Phone Stipend

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Dreaming Out Loud is seeking a Coordinator, Culinary Production in Washington, DC to support the Culinary Production Manager in kitchen operations and events. You will assist with setup, inventory, food prep, service, and safety compliance, while delivering excellent customer service to community partners.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in food service, ServSafe, and a willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in food service, food production, and high-volume catering.
• 3+ years of experience running food distribution at events or festivals.
• Working knowledge of the fundamentals of cooking.
• ServSafe certified.
• Adaptability.
• Dependability.
• Ability to work in various weather conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Availability on evenings and weekends.
• Driver license.
• Computer skills and experience with database entry.

Responsibilities

• Assist Culinary Production Manager with daily kitchen tasks.
• Oversee product kitchen operations as needed.
• Work in a high-volume kitchen pushing out thousands of pounds of produce and package goods.
• Oversee the consistency of various preparations within the kitchen to ensure quality products and adherence to standard recipes.
• Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.
• Operates and cleans equipment per department procedures after each use.
• Completes all required documentation, reports, and logs as required.
• Contributes to the development of processes that enhance kitchen safety and elevate food quality.
• Complies with health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Uses approved recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality and serving temperatures.
• Monitors waste and overproduction and utilizes leftovers.
• Stores, labels, and dates all food items per policy.
• Follows HACCP guidelines to ensure quality and safety of the food supply.
• Support planning and execution of community outreach and events.
• Work with the team to build relationships for sustainable business.
• Identify client requirements and expectations for each event.
• Liaise with vendors and stakeholders to ensure order during event planning.
• Resolve customer concerns.
• Load/unload a van/truck and set up an event kitchen.
• Set up event displays.
• Maintain equipment and inventory.
• Manage setup, tear-down, and follow-up processes at events.

Skills

Food service

Catering

Cooking basics

ServSafe

Adaptability

Dependability

Physical ability

Evenings/weekends

Problem solving

Driver license

Database entry

Job description

Dreaming Out Loud is seeking a Coordinator, Culinary Production in Washington, DC to support the Culinary Production Manager in kitchen operations and events. You will assist with setup, inventory, food prep, service, and safety compliance, while delivering excellent customer service to community partners.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in food service, ServSafe, and a willingness to work evenings and weekends.