About RMHC-Denver: Since 1979, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver, Inc. (RMHC-Denver) has offered a loving home away from home to families needing to be near their seriously ill or injured children while they’re being treated at metropolitan area hospitals.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Culinary Manager
Effective Date: 6/28/2024
Reports to: Executive Chef
FLSA Classification: Salary/Exempt
Position Level: Full-Time/Manager
Pay Range: $55k - $65k
To protect the health of the families we serve and our staff, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver has a mandatory vaccination (Covid and seasonal influenza) requirement for all employees. Exemptions may be considered.
Job Summary
As a member of the Chef team, the Culinary Manager is an essential role that helps support and grow the Meal program at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver. This position is responsible for creatively using ingredients to make meals, working with volunteer meal groups, coordinating the upkeep of three large kitchens, and helping to improve and implement all aspects of the Meal program. The best fit for this role is someone who loves to cook for big groups, appreciates an organized kitchen space, and has a strong knowledge of cooking and food safety.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities & Functions
- Coordinate all aspects of volunteer food programming. This includes scheduling and working with meal group volunteers and coordinating the upkeep of three large kitchens in collaboration with other team members.
- Coordinate with meal groups before they come in for their shift to make sure that they are prepared and have everything they need.
- Provide onsite support and leadership to volunteer meal groups while upholding important food safety standards.
- Manage the weekly meal calendars, ensuring that the guest families receive up-to-date menu information daily.
- Creatively use donated and purchased ingredients to make freezer meals or dinners that serve at least 50 people at a time on a regular basis.
- Re-stock the freezer as needed with bulk, homemade meals, ensuring that there are always meals available.
- Create and implement back-up meals as needed in the case of a cancelled meal.
- Monitor, organize and maintain all supplies and equipment in kitchens.
- Communicate and collaborate with members of the Guest Services team to ensure that food needs are being met and that the kitchen spaces are being maintained.
- Coordinate with other members of the Guest Services Team and Volunteers to ensure that the family pantries are well stocked.
- Collaborate closely with Chef Team on monthly food inventory and ordering.
- Participate with the Chef Team to update menus as needed based on seasonality and guest feedback.
Education, Experience & Abilities
- Must know how to cook both meat and vegetarian meals and be comfortable with a variety of cooking techniques. Formal Culinary training preferred.
- Able to quickly and effectively solve problems.
- Able to create systems and processes to increase productivity and organization.
- Flexible and understanding of changing priorities.
- Comfortable interacting with both children and adults.
- Able to work independently while also collaborating with a team.
- Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (especially Outlook, Word and Excel).
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a commercial kitchen preparing and cooking food.
- Knowledge of food safety and HAACP food storage.
- SERV Safe Food Manager Certification preferred.
- Experience conducting administrative activities including scheduling, accurate record keeping, and data management.
- Ability to lead, teach and demonstrate cooking techniques with various groups of people.
- Experience working with volunteers (preferred but not required).
- Spanish speaking helpful, but not required.
Physical Requirements
Ability to perform physical requirements of an office-based position, including sitting, standing, and operating office equipment, as well as requirements of working in a foodservice capacity (standing for 4 – 6 hours, lifting up to 40 lbs.).
This is a full-time, exempt position (40 hours per week). The hours will be flexible depending on the needs of the position, and evenings and weekends will be required. This position will be based out of our Aurora location. This position is eligible for all full-time benefits, including health, vision, dental, long-term disability (with a life insurance and EAP benefit), a 401k benefit (eligible after waiting period), paid time off, and sick leave.
How to apply: Please submit a resume or application to careers@rmhc-denver.org. No phone calls please.
RMHC-Denver provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, RMHC-Denver complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Pay rate:
Shift:
Weekly day range:
Ability to Relocate:
- Aurora, CO 80011: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person