Manager, Chef de Cuisine (School Food)

Location: On-site five days per week at a hirify.global campus in the Bronx, Brooklyn, or Manhattan, New York City. The role requires travel to hirify.global schools and must remain within a commutable distance of New York City.

Salary: $80,340–$100,940 per year

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit network of 18 free public charter schools serving more than 9,400 students across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Its Culinary Team provides fresh, scratch-cooked school meals and is expanding its model across the network.

What you will do

• Support daily kitchen management and oversee consistent, efficient food production using standardized recipes.
• Collaborate on menus and develop seasonal side dishes and nutritious meals for school-aged students.
• Organize production schedules and coordinate preparation, cooking, cleaning, deliveries, and meal service for operations serving more than 1,000 meals daily.
• Supervise, coach, onboard, and develop cooks and kitchen staff.
• Maintain food quality, portioning, presentation, inventory rotation, and storage standards.
• Manage ordering, invoices, inventory, food costs, equipment inspections, and operational improvements.

Requirements

• At least three years of progressively responsible experience in a commercial kitchen, institutional food service, or high-volume culinary operation.
• Strong knowledge of scratch cooking, recipe execution, large-scale food production, food ordering, inventory, and food cost control.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles, food safety regulations, and sanitation standards.
• New York City Food Protection Certificate required or obtainable upon hire.
• Ability to supervise and develop staff, coordinate multiple priorities, solve problems, and maintain quality standards.
• Ability to lift and move supplies weighing up to 50 pounds and work around commercial kitchen equipment, heat, wet conditions, and noise.

Nice to have

• Culinary degree from an accredited culinary school.
• Previous experience as a Sous Chef or in a kitchen leadership role.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Five school vacation weeks, sick and personal days, and an extended summer break.
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional development funds, tuition reimbursement, and an eight-week paid sabbatical after 10 years.

Hiring process

• Immediate opening; the Food Protection Certificate may be obtained upon hire.
• hirify.global does not offer visa sponsorship or work authorization.