Chef - Claremont School Nutrition

Chef – Hourly (K-12 & Residential Food Service) Fuel Young Minds with Every Meal!

Approximate start date: 8-24-26

Are you passionate about cooking and looking for a job that aligns with your life? Join our school nutrition team as a Chef and help prepare fresh, nutritious meals that give students the energy to learn and thrive!

Position Summary
The Chef supports daily kitchen operations for K-12 school and residential dining accounts by preparing high-quality meals, following standardized recipes, and maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards. This role works under the direction of the Chef Manager or General Manager in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook menu items according to standardized recipes and production schedules
• Ensure compliance with USDA school nutrition guidelines (K-12 accounts) and client standards (residential accounts)
• Maintain proper food temperatures, labeling, dating, and storage
• Assist with meal service, serving lines, and special events
• Follow HACCP, food safety, and sanitation procedures at all times
• Maintain clean, organized workstations and kitchen equipment
• Support inventory control, product rotation (FIFO), and waste reduction
• Work collaboratively to ensure timely, efficient meal service

Work Environment

• Commercial kitchen setting
• Fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• May include early mornings, evenings, weekends, or school-year schedules (for K-12 accounts)

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay opportunities for growth

About Us:

At Whitsons, we believe food has the power to transform a school day. Our cooks are everyday heroes who prepare meals that nourish bodies and minds. Join us and bring your heart to the kitchen where it matters most.

Apply today and help cook up a brighter future—at Whitsons our mission is Enhancing Life One Meal at a Time™.

$20 - $23/hour

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Culinary degree or certification or comparable experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred

• ServSafe certification up to date

• Knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• Ability to learn new computer programs
• Proficient in recipe procedures and cooking techniques

• Minimum 2 years' experience in professional kitchen required
• Experience in school nutrition programs preferred
• Experience managing kitchen and team required

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required Sit, walk, talk and hear

• Use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

• Be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.

• Lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.