Kitchen Lead

1 month ago

Portland, United States Elephants Delicatessen Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Salary:

$23-24 / hour

Schedule:

Saturday - Wednesday, starting at 9 am until 5:30 pm (Days Off: Thursday & Friday)

About Elephants

A locally owned company since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen pioneered the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest and now has six Portland-metro area retail locations and a busy catering company, all serving great local foods prepared from scratch. A certified B Corporation, Elephants Delicatessen prides itself on sustainable practices and voluntarily meets a higher standard of transparency and accountability, using the power of business as a force for good.

About the job

We are looking for a Kitchen Lead to help oversee our Central Kitchen Production Team. The Kitchen Lead ensures that the food we serve always meets or exceeds our standards of excellence, especially peak times when the amount of food prepared is critical. It is expected that this person would take responsibility for setting the expectation for all kitchen team members to work as a team to maximize our productivity.

The Kitchen Lead is always an example of our standards in cleanliness, organization, or food quality. They are also responsible for the speed and accuracy of the team. The Kitchen Lead must be able to work effectively with limited supervision and demonstrate servant leadership to motivate others.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be confident and comfortable with training and leading by example.
  • Be with maintaining all Elephant's safety, sanitation, dress, and policies.
  • Tactfully resolve all employee relations from the team.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced production environment.
  • Have excellent servant leadership skills
  • Be managing food production in a timely fashion that ensures minimal waste.

Other requirements:

  • 5+ years of production kitchen experience
  • 2+ years of leadership experience overseeing a large kitchen
  • Ability to read and write English is required

Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.

What we offer:

  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Kaiser Medical coverage, with alternative care as a bonus (acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc.)
  • Mental Health Services
  • Dental, FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts), and 401k with 4% company match*
  • Training that will fast-track your culinary/hospitality career
  • Free counseling and financial services
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Discounts on our delicious made-from-scratch food
  • Pet insurance
  • Chance to win employee raffles
  • Discounts at Sketchers, Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Sprint, select B Corporations, and many more
  • A commitment to inclusion, diversity, community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection

Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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