Kitchen Team Member

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Knoxville, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. in Knoxville, TN, is seeking a Kitchen Team Member for a ministry teaching kitchen. The role supports a high-volume production schedule with prep, cooking, and inventory tasks, while maintaining a clean, safe kitchen environment.

You will collaborate with students, instructors, staff, and volunteers in a ministry setting, with hours that span early morning to early evening and rotating weekends. Requires ServSafe knowledge and strong culinary skills.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' kitchen experience; volume production experience preferred.
• Current ServSafe certification preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of standard culinary techniques; ability to adapt recipes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily high-volume production including prep, cooking, and cleanup.
• Maintain accurate inventory and use donated products efficiently.
• Operate in a safe, clean kitchen with commercial equipment.

Skills

Kitchen experience

ServSafe certification

Culinary techniques

Team player

Recipe adaptation

Mathematical calculations

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Main Campus - Knoxville, TN 37917

Position Type: Full Time (30-40 Hours)

Salary Range: $16.00 - $18.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Any

Kitchen Team Members in the KARM kitchen are excited about serving nutritious food to others and are eager to work with students who are learning food service skills in a teaching kitchen. Team Members undertake a wide range of tasks in support of a daily high-volume production schedule - prep, inventory control, cooking (sauté, grill, bake, fry, etc.). Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment. Enjoy working with and value working with guests, students, and volunteers in a Ministry setting.

Working Conditions

• Ministry campus facility where emergency rescue services are provided
• Exposure to stressful student situations requiring discernment
• Majority of time spent in kitchen with commercial kitchen equipment
• Kitchen has concrete floors and may be warmer than optimum
• Walking, standing, sitting, bending and lifting up to 30 pounds required
• Some travel required between KARM facilities and within the community
• Occasional required attendance at KARM meetings or special events, sometimes during evening hours

QualificationsRequirements

• Demonstrated commitment to Christian faith; spiritually mature
• 2-4 years' kitchen experience; volume production experience preferred; current ServSafe certification preferred
• Strong working knowledge of standard culinary techniques; ability to utilize and adapt recipes and perform standard mathematical calculations
• Demonstrated ability to establish respectful relationships with students, instructors, staff, and volunteers
• Ability to show grace, be hospitable, and to be an example of servant leadership
• Working knowledge of appropriate boundaries
• Work hours span from 5am - 7pm and rotating weekendsExperience with large batch cooking and repurposing donated product
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to give direction to others; high degree of flexibility and resourcefulness; team player