The Lead Production Cook oversees daily high-volume food operations, balancing hands-on culinary execution with team leadership. This isn't just a cooking job—it’s an opportunity to lead a team of staff and volunteers in providing dignity and nourishment to our community.
Requirements
- Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of Feeding Tampa Bay
- Guide, motivate, and oversee kitchen staff and volunteers from diverse backgrounds, fostering a culture of equity, respect, teamwork and a positive experience.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Trains volunteers to ensure food is prepared, cooked, and plated to standard, ensuring consistency in taste and presentation.
- Lead the preparation and cooking of bulk meals, scaling recipes accurately for cafe locations, catering, and contract services.
- Collaborate with kitchen leadership to develop healthy, culturally appropriate, and medically tailored menus.
- Create daily prep lists, kitchen organization, and 'back of house' flow to ensure smooth, efficient shifts.
- Manage and monitor stock levels, rotates stocks, checks in orders and compares to manifest, orders supplies, minimizes waste, and controls food costs, and finds ways to repurpose food when appropriate.
- Work closely with Cafe drivers to ensure timely delivery of meals to various distribution sites.
- Ensure smooth shift running, proper equipment use, and efficient workflow
- Foster positive relationships with donors, volunteers, and community partners.
- Stay current on food safety regulations and best practices.
- Enforce strict food safety and sanitation protocols, maintaining meticulous temperature os and cleaning checklists.
- Maintain equipment cleanliness and proactively report maintenance issues to prevent service interruptions.
Benefits
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick leave
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) or other retirement plan
