Company description

Eat for Equity Catering helps put good food on your table.

Our weekly prepared meal boxes come with 90% of the work already done. We source fresh, local and organic ingredients and feature a new menu each week. We simmer and roast, chop and clean up - so all you have to do is clean your plates!

We engage our community to provide for our community - our customers can choose to pay it forward so others can pay what they can.

Eat for Equity Catering promotes and models equitable and sustainable food sourcing, provides access to conscious food choices, and uses catering to support local nonprofit causes. Eat for Equity Catering is a benefit corporation which began as a project of the nonprofit Eat for Equity. Both organizations have a diverse, creative, and hardworking staff. eatforequity.org/catering.

Job description

Ideal work week schedule with nights off and 3-day weekends. 

Ready to leave the restaurant world hustle but still want to stay in food? Want to be creative with food and bring new menus to production every week? Looking for work-life balance, a better schedule, and an inclusive, welcoming kitchen?

• Benefits include PTO, paid 30 minute lunch breaks
• Compensation depending on experience, but starting wage is $20 / hour plus shared tips averaging an additional $2+ an hour.

PURPOSE: Eat for Equity Catering seeks an experienced and creative cook to contribute to a large volume sustainable food business. We produce ~400 prepared meals a week for purchase through our sliding scale weekly meal box program, with menu options changing each week to incorporate as much local and organic food as possible. Eat for Equity Catering currently produces 700-800 or more meals a week for distribution to neighbors in need through Kitchen Coalition, a project of Second Harvest Heartland.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work independently and as part of a team to prep assigned menu items, with menu changing each week
• Properly follow and adapt recipes for large volume menu items. For example, braising, chopping, roasting 50-100 lbs. of ingredients at a time.
• Work quickly and efficiently with time, ingredients, and equipment to meet production goals.
• Follow all personal hygiene, safety and sanitation rules and regulations. Store and properly handle raw or prepared foods and non-food supplies consistent with local health department guidelines.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to follow written recipes and oral instructions and procedures in English.
• Excellent time management skills. Ability to multi-task preparing recipes and troubleshooting while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Positive interpersonal relations and proactive communication skills.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 Years line cooking or volume food preparation experience
• Ability to be on feet for extended periods of time
• Ability to carry up to 50 lbs.
• Food safety certification (preferred, but if you do not have it we will facilitate your training) and knowledge of practices, i.e. temps and procedures

About Eat for Equity Catering

Eat for Equity Catering promotes and models equitable and sustainable food sourcing, provides access to conscious food choices, and uses catering to support local nonprofit causes. Eat for Equity Catering is a benefit corporation which began as a project of the nonprofit Eat for Equity. Both organizations have a diverse, creative, and hardworking staff. eatforequity.org/catering.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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Deadline

no deadline