Kitchen Team Weekend Shift Lead
Hunsicker
Lexington, KY, USA
Posted on Dec 5, 2024
Packed is a new business concept hatched out of Hunsicker, an impact venture studio in Lexington, KY. Packed offers convenient, tasty, and nutritious pre-assembled school lunches for kids and teachers alike. Up until now, Packed's model has been partnering with schools directly, through which we then market our offerings directly to their families. Through our Packed website, individual families are able to preorder and prepay for meals for their luncher(s) of their choosing, which are then prepared, personalized and delivered directly to the school where they'll be consumed. Kids are treated like customers in a restaurant, empowered by making their own food choices and getting customized servings. And as a benefit to families, Packed lunches eliminate the headache of lost or dirty lunch boxes! Parents and school staff can have peace of mind that kids are getting everything their brains and bodies need to be happy and well-nourished.
Packed launched initially in the spring of 2024 by piloting our lunch services at a private school in Lexington. By the end of the pilot, Packed was serving over half of eligible students every week. Packed is now partnered with 3 schools in the area, at 4 campuses. As a way of attracting more customers while we continue to establish partnerships with schools, beginning in Jan 2025, we will be launching a new direct-to-consumer offering of Packed lunches of the same wholesome, freshly-made and tasty caliber we’ve become known for, but now delivered straight to households for the week. More details can be found at lunchispacked.com.
- Department
- Packed
- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Location
- Lexington, KY
- Workplace type
- Onsite
Role Summary
As the Kitchen Team Weekend Shift Lead, you will lead the weekend operations of Packed’s production and delivery work streams to produce and deliver Packed’s direct-to-consumer home-delivered school lunch subscription offering. This will involve overseeing and actively participating in the preparation, packaging, and labeling of ready-to-go school lunches that have been preordered in the Lexington, KY area. The Weekend Shift Lead will collaborate with Packed’s Kitchen Operations Manager to manage the direct to consumer product line, including inventory management, labor management, and customer orders and fulfillment oversight. The production of these meals will be concentrated on the weekends, with home delivery to customers completed on Sundays. This position will manage operations and weekend kitchen team members to ensure the Packed direct-to-consumer finished products are high quality, accurate, and prepared in a safe, compliant, and efficient manner.
Specifics of the role include the following:
- Prepares food neatly, accurately, and in a timely manner
- Demonstrates an understanding of menu items and an ability to read prep sheets and translate into appropriate actions
- Adheres to proper food handling, safety, and sanitation practices while preparing food and cleaning
- Stocks, organizes, cleans, and delegates these tasks where appropriate to maintain a clean and orderly kitchen space
- Performs light paperwork and/or other assigned duties
- Manages direct reports, including assigning tasks, overseeing performance, and providing feedback as needed to stay on task and on time
- Coordinates specifics of ordering, inventory, and prep tasks across multiple shifts where individual may not actually be working, requiring strong collaboration and communication with the Kitchen Operations Manager
- Ability to drive (with a clean driving record) along with a reliable personal vehicle in order to deliver meals to households as needed
Weekend Shift Lead Key Characteristics
- Passionate about maintaining the highest standards - a high bar and strong attention to detail both in one’s own performance and that of the team
- A continuous improvement mindset - eager to create structure and systems to drive efficient operations, always looking for ways to improve and simplify
- Comfort juggling multiple priorities and wearing many hats - can maintain a calm and organized demeanor and be highly productive in a fast-paced environment
- Comfort making decisions independently - thrives in ambiguous situations and can think on one’s feet to make decisions without direct oversight
- Works well with others - an ability to communicate effectively, give and receive constructive feedback, and influence with and without authority
- A can-do attitude - undeterred by obstacles and eager to put in hard work for a worthy outcome
Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Commercial kitchen experience
- Licensed food manager
- Experience overseeing team workflows and directing individuals on daily tasks
This role will start as a part-time position that requires a commitment to Saturday and Sunday days at Packed’s commercial kitchen facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The role may potentially convert to full-time in the future. The ideal candidate will begin ASAP.
This role includes competitive pay and free shift meals.
About Hunsicker
Hunsicker is a Kentucky-based venture studio that creates, founds, and invests in the next generation of purpose driven startups. To accomplish this, we execute a rigorous venture-building process that utilizes deep research around fundamental societal problems to identify opportunities where technology may enable new, more efficient or effective operating models and/or improved products or services.
Hunsicker is committed to founding and building our ventures in Kentucky and scaling them nationally and beyond. Within Kentucky, we can tap a highly supportive network of potential customers in critical industries poised to grow over the coming decades.
At Hunsicker, we are always looking to hire the best talent. We recognize the value of diversity - it makes our company stronger. Hunsicker is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, veteran status, and any other status. These differences enable us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.
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