What do we do

Red Rabbit is a Black-owned School Food Management Company that works with hundreds of schools, districts, and food banks to uplift communities of color throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic Regions.

Our professionally trained chefs create menus, source farm fresh ingredients, and cook delicious, thoughtful, and familiar food. School food matters not only because it’s integral to good health, but because what children eat is an essential part of their cultural identity and sense of self.

About the Role

The Porter/Prep Support is an integral part of a 3-5 person team helping to prepare healthy made-from-scratch meals for hundreds of children in their school every day. The role offers stable hours, day hours with 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 production sheets, 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 the production of daily menu items.
• Uphold kitchen cleanliness, ensuring it exceeds DOH standards at all times.
• Cook, cool, and plate food adhering to Red Rabbit’s recipes and DOH food safety regulations.
• Efficiently wash, sanitize, and store dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment, keeping the dish room organized.
• Pack and distribute meals to students in line with compliance portions and school schedules.
• Swiftly 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 ethos professionally when engaging with school personnel and students.
• Demonstrate physical capabilities including the ability to stoop, bend, lift and carry 50+ lbs, and stand for extended duration.
• Handle 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
• Can function well within a team and work calmly and efficiently in a fast moving environment
• Have a great attitude who contributes to a positive working environment
• 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 6:30AM to 2:30 PM
• Location: Southwest Philadelphia
• Reports to: Head Chef
• Compensation: $15-$17/hour
• Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401K Options, Growth Opportunities

About The Company

Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is a black-owned, MWBE Certified, K-12 school food management company that believes choosing to feed children diverse and nutritious food is an act of social justice. Red Rabbit celebrates all cultures in the urban school cafeteria by preparing meals that reflect the heritage of the kids they serve. The company places professionally trained chefs in the school cafeteria to create culturally relevant meals that become part of the school community. From our kitchens, Red Rabbit prepares and delivers thousands of heritage-based, scratch made meals to the Greater New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey regions.

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.