{"id":3497266,"url":"https://alion.io/job/thistle-lead-culinary","title":"Lead, Culinary","company":{"id":1902927,"name":"Thistle","domain":"thistle.co","url":"https://alion.io/company/thistle-co","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paycom","truth_index":null},"role":"Hospitality","role_family":"Hospitality","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Burlington, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":37000,"max_usd":53000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":169},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Slack","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T01:59:19Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T11:07:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"TITLE: Lead, Culinary\nDEPARTMENT: Kitchen\nREPORTS TO: Supervisor, Culinary\nWHO WE ARE:\nThistle makes it easy to eat well - without overthinking it. Thistle was founded in 2013 with a mission to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. Thistle delivers fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without the friction. We’re building a future where nutritious, sustainable food is accessible, craveable, and part of everyday life.\nAbout the Role\nReporting to the culinary supervisor, the culinary lead is responsible for supervising a team consisting of Culinary Associates and dishwashers. Culinary leads ensure that the cooking, cooling, and staging functions are performed in compliance with the assigned recipes. They maintain continuity of workflow on the kitchen floor, which includes prep, hotline, staging, Kitchen cooling QC, and dish room.\nHow You’ll Make a Difference\nPEOPLE SUPPORT:\nSupport Production Leadership in overseeing the production process on the kitchen floor, which includes:Production execution, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and time tracking.\nEnsure employees are following GMPs, products are consistently produced and controlled according to policy.\nMaintain working knowledge of current standards and processes with the assistance of implementation of new and existing SOPs and policies across production teams; ensure processes and policies are adhered to at all times.\nAssist on training, instruction, and support on all kitchen equipment.\nMaintain a positive work environment with encouraging and supportive leadership.\nCommunicate with supervisors and managers any concerns regarding staff members' concerns or frustrations.\n\nPRODUCTION FUNCTIONALITIES:\nDriving and pushing the culinary team for better efficiency and accuracy in meeting targeted goals and deadlines for the shift.\nOrganizing the staging area with the correct components and materials via requisitions\nUnderstanding and communicating which meal SKU the line will be working on and addressing any major allergies, meal specifics, and/or other pertinent information\nEnsure that sanitation buckets, cleaning solutions, and materials are on the line prior to culinary production, and make sure all GMPs are followed.\nUnderstand the targeted weight volume needed to fulfill meals and anticipate early enough to provide the Kitchen ample time to supplement the short called-out\nEnsure all documentation, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance are conducted, completed, and submitted after the end of the shift.\nCommunicating break and lunchtime allotted and expectations of when to return to the kitchen floor or dish pit. Ensuring that all associates returning are on time and are accounted for.\nUpdating and utilizing digital tools such as OKRA, Galley, Culinary Production Schedule, and other digital tools needed with accurate weights binned, times on projects, progression of numbers in real-time.\nSubmit all Documentation to the Quality Control office daily. Ensure that Meal Components are properly labeled with the correct amount, date, meal code, & Allergy stickers.\nIdentify and communicate all shorts, including, but not limited to, bin weights, components, meal count shorts, etc.\nProper updates and communication are needed on Slack, face to face between all departments, emails and/or other necessary methods, such as the call-out line, phone, meetings, etc.\nReport all broken equipment, broken smallwares, and maintenance repair needs to the Supervisor or the Manager\nUnderstanding and communicating which meal the team will be working on and address any major allergies, meal specifics and/or other pertinent information\nProperly store all ingredients, separate different allergens from each other and from non-allergens. \nAssist with the culinary department on cleaning and sanitizing all working areas within the kitchen department. \nAdditional duties that may be assigned\nSAFETY & OSHA COMPLIANCE:\nAttend consistent safety meetings once per week, keeping track of policy changes and rollouts\nSupport Kitchen leadership in ensuring OSHA compliance standards are adhered to at all times by staff\nSupport Kitchen leadership with internal QA audit initiatives.\nRespond to Safety hazards and report to Kitchen leadership\nUnderstanding of how to safely use cleaning agents and disposing them properly. \nApply safety procedures and practices when working in the facilities.\nApply Fire Prevention procedures.\nApply proper lifting techniques.\nKnowing work area hazards.\nQualifications\nWho You Are\nMaster in executing food prep production tasks with minimal / no supervision and guidance\nMaster in reading and executing recipes accurately\nHighly proficient in executing all four (4) culinary competencies without supervision: Prep, Hotline, blixer, and Staging.\nStrong proficiency in operating all commercial/manufacturing cooking equipment\nHighly proficient in understanding and updating all Culinary Dashboards\nComprehensive ability to pull and print Kitchen Printouts and recipes from digital sources.\nAbility to properly label, tag, and verify materials accordingly with minimal supervision\nAbility to communicate Culinary needs and challenges to the appropriate stakeholders with minimal supervisor and guidance\nStrong leadership skills in managing associates on the floor to hit throughput targets and efficiency goals in a supportive and encouraging environment.\nStrong communication skills that put compliance first\nAbility to balance empathetic and direct feedback in order to both support and advocate for the team and maintain consistent standards of performance.\nAble to escalate Employee-related concerns and/or issues to the appropriate parties with clear documentation and follow through\nAbility to form effective working relationships with a cross-functional team\nAbility to adhere to company SOPs and implement new initiatives as needed\nHigh proficiency in knowing different types of allergens\nMaster in knife skills, flavor profiles, some nutritional knowledge, and product knowledge. \nUnderstanding simple math equations.\nOur Culture\nDiversity, equity, and inclusion are essential values at Thistle. 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