Company description

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry (HASK) is the largest emergency feeding program in New York, providing meals, groceries, and social services to tens of thousands of city residents struggling with poverty and food insecurity. This year, HASK will serve over 2.4 meals through grab-and-go hot lunches, groceries, and Hearty Start breakfast and lunch distributions. Founded in 1982, and having never missed a day of service, HASK joins with community partners to help guests navigate their way toward improved health, housing, and employment, and to advocate for local, state, and national policies that will serve all New Yorkers. For more information, please visit: www.holyapostlessoupkitchen.org.

Job description

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen is seeking a hands-on culinary manager for the daily operations of our lunch meal service. The Culinary Operations Manager (COM) is responsible for overseeing the kitchen operations, which includes daily meal preparation and food pantry preparation. The COM manages ordering and receipt of all items for the daily meals and food pantry items. The COM ensures that staff follow all requirements, both regulatory and internal HASK guidelines, to provide the highest quality meals and food pantry items to the guests.

Job Responsibilities

Kitchen Operations Management

· Embody the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen core mission, vision, and values.

· Create seasonal menus that are nutritious, delicious, cater to diverse dietary needs and are scalable for large-batch cooking.

· Utilize donated ingredients creatively and efficiently to maximize resources and minimize waste.

· Supervise kitchen staff to prepare the number of meals required each day

· Review and follow all recipes accurately including all weights and measures to assure proper yields, taste, flavor and cost

· Develop and maintain a positive and efficient work environment for kitchen staff and volunteers.

· Lead by example, demonstrating strong culinary skills and work ethic.

· Oversight of interns from culinary training programs

· Manage Direct Reports, including approving vacation and sick time and annual reviews

· Conduct food production meetings with Cooks, Prep Cooks, HASK operations staff/volunteers

o Weekly production meetings for soup kitchen on Friday

o Regularly-scheduled trainings

Inventory Management

· Develop and maintain relationships with food banks and other food sources.

· Manage food inventory effectively, minimizing waste and maximizing resource utilization.

· Oversee ordering and budgeting for kitchen supplies and equipment.

· Oversee the receipt of goods

· Code all receipts for grants and grant reimbursement

· Monitor grant amounts at organizations like City Harvest, Episcopal Charities, etc.

Sanitation

· Ensure adherence to all safety and sanitation regulations by following and maintaining proper cleaning schedule for all non-food contact surfaces.

· Assist in training staff in proper food and equipment safety procedures.

· Participate in vermin control education for staff and supervises them in maintaining vermin- and pest-free environment.

· Train and observe staff in proper recycling procedures to ensure procedures are followed

Community Engagement

· Embody the Holy Apostles core mission, vision, and values.

· Collaborate with other staff members on special events and fundraising initiatives.

· Represent the organization with professionalism and passion to the community.

Qualifications:

· 3-5 years experience in kitchen management

· Experience developing and executing new recipes

· Knowledge of grant management for NYS grants including TEFAP and HPNAP

· Chef Tec knowledge a plus

· New York City Department of Health Food Protection Certification

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $64,350 - $75,000

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Deadline

November 16, 2026