Food Prep Lead: High-Volume Kitchen Coach

Centralia College; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Medical, Dental, and Retirement

Paid Sick and Vacation Leave

Tuition Waivers

WFSE Wellness Plan

EAP

Job summary

South Seattle College is seeking a Food Prep Lead (Food Service Worker) to provide centralized food-production support across the Retail Operations within the Hospitality department. The Lead ensures that food offered meets standards for quality, quantity, food safety, and availability, while guiding student prep cooks and maintaining production space.

This in-person role covers Alki Café, the Culinary Convenience Store, the Northwest Wine Academy, the Garden Center, and catering operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• ServSafe Certification or Washington State Food Handler’s Card.
• CPR/AED certification within the first 30 days of hire.
• Two years of professional food-production experience or a college degree in culinary arts, hospitality, or a related field.
• Experience with high-volume food preparation, grab-and-go production, catering, or retail food-service operations.

Responsibilities

• Plans and completes food production and replenishment for Alki Café and the Culinary Convenience Store, including breakfast items, sandwiches, and other fresh grab-and-go products.
• Prepares food, cheese and pairing components for the Northwest Wine Academy; desserts and specialty items for the Garden Center; and catering orders when events are scheduled.
• Develops weekly and daily production plans based on sales, pars, scheduled events, available student labor, product availability, and anticipated demand.
• Executes and scales recipes while maintaining standards for quality, quantity, portioning, presentation, labeling, dating, and first-in, first-out rotation.
• Monitors product quality and availability across departments and adjusts production based on sales, waste, and changing operational needs.
• Provides day-to-day direction, technical guidance, and hands-on support to student prep cooks, particularly when production volume exceeds student capacity.
• Completes food inventory, ordering, receiving, storage, and rotation while supporting appropriate pars and cost control.
• Completes required temperature monitoring and documentation and ensures compliance with food-safety, sanitation, and allergen-control standards.

Skills

Food production

High-volume prep

Food safety

CPR/AED

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

South Seattle College is seeking a Food Prep Lead (Food Service Worker) to provide centralized food-production support across the Retail Operations within the Hospitality department. The Lead ensures that food offered meets standards for quality, quantity, food safety, and availability, while guiding student prep cooks and maintaining production space.

This in-person role covers Alki Café, the Culinary Convenience Store, the Northwest Wine Academy, the Garden Center, and catering operations.