Culinary Lead-AM 6AM-230PM (63830)
$47,840–$47,840 year
On-siteVacaville, California, United States
Job Summary
Supervise a team of Culinary Associates and dishwashers to ensure cooking, cooling, and staging functions comply with assigned recipes and GMPs. Drive production efficiency by organizing staging areas, managing meal SKUs and allergens, and tracking time and quality metrics using digital tools like OKRA. Maintain a positive work environment while enforcing safety protocols, OSHA standards, and fire prevention procedures. Submit daily documentation to Quality Control, report equipment issues, and communicate staffing concerns to leadership. Ensure all associates adhere to SOPs, complete training, and maintain accurate inventory labeling.
Required Qualifications
- Master in executing food prep production tasks with minimal / no supervision and guidance
- Master in reading and executing recipes accurately
- Highly proficient in executing all four (4) culinary competencies without supervision: Prep, Hotline, blixer, and Staging
- Strong proficiency in operating all commercial/manufacturing cooking equipment
- Highly proficient in understanding and updating all Culinary Dashboards
- Comprehensive ability to pull and print Kitchen Printouts and recipes from digital sources
- Ability to properly label, tag, and verify materials accordingly with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate Culinary needs and challenges to the appropriate stakeholders with minimal supervisor and guidance
- Strong leadership skills in managing associates on the floor to hit throughput targets and efficiency goals in a supportive and encouraging environment
- Strong communication skills that put compliance first
- Ability to balance empathetic and direct feedback in order to both support and advocate for the team and maintain consistent standards of performance
- Able to escalate Employee-related concerns and/or issues to the appropriate parties with clear documentation and follow through
- Ability to form effective working relationships with a cross-functional team
- Ability to adhere to company SOPs and implement new initiatives as needed
- High proficiency in knowing different types of allergens
- Master in knife skills, flavor profiles, some nutritional knowledge, and product knowledge
- Understanding simple math equations
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Must be available for weekend shifts
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