Culinary Team Lead – Production & QA

Thistle Health Inc.; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle Health Inc. seeks a Lead, Culinary to supervise a kitchen team on the production floor, ensuring recipes are followed and workflows remain continuous across prep, hotline, and staging. You will enforce GMPs, QA/QC, and timely documentation while supporting leadership in process improvements.

The role requires strong leadership, knife skills, allergen awareness, and the ability to train staff on equipment and SOPs in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Master in executing food prep production tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong leadership to manage associates on the floor.
• Ability to balance empathy and direct feedback while maintaining standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Culinary Associates and dishwashers to ensure workflow continuity.
• Oversee prep, hotline, staging, and kitchen cooling QC per recipes.
• Ensure GMPs are followed and documentation is submitted daily.
• Train and support kitchen staff on equipment and SOPs.
• Communicate with supervisors and cross-functional teams via Slack/meetings.

Skills

Leadership

GMPs

SOPs

Kitchen Equipment

Tools

Okra

Galley

Job description

Thistle Health Inc. seeks a Lead, Culinary to supervise a kitchen team on the production floor, ensuring recipes are followed and workflows remain continuous across prep, hotline, and staging. You will enforce GMPs, QA/QC, and timely documentation while supporting leadership in process improvements.

The role requires strong leadership, knife skills, allergen awareness, and the ability to train staff on equipment and SOPs in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on safety and quality.