Assistant Head Chef, (No Nights/Early Hours) LIC, NY

What do we do

Red Rabbit is the largest Black-owned School Food Management Company in the country. We work with hundreds of schools, districts, and food banks to uplift communities of color throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic Regions.

Our professionally trained chefs create menus, source farm fresh ingredients, and cook delicious, thoughtful, and familiar food. School food matters not only because it’s integral to good health, but because what children eat is an essential part of their cultural identity and sense of self.

About the Role

The Assistant Head Chef position is an exciting opportunity for a talented rising chef looking to transition to meaningful, impactful work. The role offers stable hours, a teacher’s schedule, and weekends and holidays off. The Assistant Head Chef is second in command to the Head Chef working in our commissary kitchen. The AHC executes the day-to-day operations preparing meals for hundreds of kids that we serve throughout the five boroughs. Providing support to the kitchen team, as well as stepping in to lead aspects of daily production, this role provides a great training ground for candidates interested in leading a large commissary kitchen. The ideal candidate has strong culinary skills, thrives on the excitement and changing needs of a small kitchen and enjoys interacting with customers and students.

If you’re passionate about cooking for kids and thrilled by the opportunity to join a dynamic entrepreneurial team, this may be the perfect role for you.

Job Functions

Support the Head Chef in coordinating daily commissary kitchen operations to prepare high-quality meals on time.

Execute production of breakfast, lunch, and snacks for hundreds of students, ensuring recipe accuracy and consistency.

Maintain a food-safe kitchen through regular quality checks, temperature logs, and proper storage and labeling of ingredients.

Lead portions of daily production and guide the kitchen team when the Head Chef is unavailable.

Set up and break down stations, ensuring equipment and workspaces are cleaned, sanitized, and organized.

Assist with inventory management, including receiving, rotating, and tracking ingredients and daily consumption.

Help onboard and train team members, modeling efficient workflow, strong communication, and Red Rabbit kitchen culture.

Skills & Requirements

2+ years professional culinary experience in a fast paced, high volume kitchen

Associate degree in culinary arts a plus

Demonstrated knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices

Food Handlers Required or must be obtained with 90 days of hire (reimbursement available)

Must have excellent communication skills and be extremely well organized

Familiarity with NSLP compliance requirements a plus

Must have food handlers license or certificate

Must share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools

Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus

Job Type: Full Time

Typical Hours: Sunday - Thursday approx 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

Location: LIC, NY

Reports to: Chef

Compensation: $22.50 - 27.50 hr (plus benefits)

Benefits

Generous PTO

Most National Holidays Off

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k Option

Professional Development

Education Reimbursement Opportunities And more!

About Red Rabbit

Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is a black-owned, MWBE Certified, K-12 school food management company that believes choosing to feed children diverse and nutritious food is an act of social justice. Red Rabbit celebrates all cultures in the urban school cafeteria by preparing meals that reflect the heritage of the kids they serve. The company places professionally trained chefs in the school cafeteria to create culturally relevant meals that become part of the school community. From our kitchens, Red Rabbit prepares and delivers thousands of heritage-based, scratch made meals to the Greater New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New Jersey regions.

Red Rabbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sexual orientation.