Prep Cook/Porter, Commissary Kitchen (No Weekends/ Holidays) - Washington, DC

Prep Cook/Porter

The Prep Cook/Porter is an essential part of our commissary kitchen team, helping prepare, package, and distribute fresh, culturally relevant meals that are delivered daily to students across our partner schools. The role offers stable hours, day hours and weekends and holidays off.

The ideal candidate has experience in a high-volume kitchen, is reliable, and has a "can-do" attitude. The critical functions of the position include understanding daily production menus, cooking scratch made delicious dishes, serving food on a tight schedule, and helping to ensure the kitchen is always exceeding DOH standards.

Critical Functions

• Collaborate with the team to prioritize daily menu item production
• Uphold kitchen cleanliness, ensuring it exceeds DOH standards at all times
• Cook, cool, and plate food following Red Rabbit's recipes and DOH food safety regulations
• Efficiently wash, sanitize, and store dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment, keeping the dish area organized
• Pack and distribute meals to students in compliance with portion sizes and school schedules
• Accurately count and record food produced to maintain compliance and minimize waste
• Read and interpret menu production sheets to determine daily food preparation requirements
• Represent Red Rabbit's values professionally when interacting with school staff and students
• Demonstrate physical capability to stoop, bend, lift, and carry 50+ lbs, and stand for extended periods
• Complete tasks in a timely and hospitable manner

Skills & Requirements

• 1+ years professional culinary experience in a fast paced role in the service industry (i.e. restaurants), high volume kitchen production (i.e. commissary kitchen), or in a similar cafeteria role (i.e. schools/hospitals)
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices
• Must be familiar with using and maintaining industrial kitchen equipment
• Able to self motivate and to be organized
• Ability to function well within a team and work calmly and efficiently in a fast moving environment
• Have a great attitude and contribute to a positive working environment
• Share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools
• Must be able to read and write in English. Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs on a regular basis

Job Type:

Full Time

Typical Hours:

Monday - Friday 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM (hours may change)

Location:

Washington, DC

Reports to:

Head Chef

Compensation:

$18.50 - $19.50/hour

Benefits:

• Generous PTO (most major holidays off)
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k Option
• Paid Professional Development
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Paid Family Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Worker's Compensation Insurance Coverage

About Red Rabbit:

Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is an MWBE-certified K12 school food management company on a mission to transform school dining. We believe that serving diverse, high-quality meals to children in urban communities is about more than food, it's about dignity, representation, and opportunity. Our professionally trained chefs work in commissaries and onsite in school cafeterias, preparing scratch-made, culturally relevant meals that reflect the heritage and lived experiences of the students we serve. We don't just deliver food...we become part of the school community. Today, Red Rabbit prepares and serves millions of meals each year across the Greater New York region, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. If you're passionate about food, community, and making an impact every day, we'd love to meet you. 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.