Company description

Pixie Scout is a collaborative team of food and hospitality professionals creating and sharing food and beverage provisions in service of transformative and joyful food experiences. 
We source our ingredients from biodiverse and sustainable operations within our regional foodshed as well as suppliers aligned with our values. 
We rely on collaborative teamwork where ideas and contributions are encouraged and valued. We practice mutual respect, sharing leadership roles, empowering each other to take ownership of what we do and how we do it!

Job description

Pixie Scout’s Corporate Food Service Culinary Lead at Etsy

Pixie Scout is seeking a passionate and experienced chef and culinary manager to lead our corporate food service program at Etsy’s global headquarters. We prepare a wide range of breakfast and lunch items for Etsy employees that are offered across three in-house food services: a grab-and-go “Cafe”, a self-service, buffet-style “Canteen”, and a self-service Salad Bar. We work in well-appointed, newly-renovated kitchens in Etsy’s green, bright, and modern offices in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

As the head of the culinary program at Etsy, The Culinary Lead is responsible for directing the culinary production for all three food services. The Culinary Lead works closely with the Operations Lead in co-managing the team, and reports directly to Pixie Scout’s Culinary Director.

This role focuses on the following areas of leadership and responsibility:

Daily Food Service Preparedness

• Planning and directing culinary production, from bulk prep through plating and merchandising, to consistently meet pars and item availability benchmarks
  Implementing remediations to menu items or food preparation techniques as needed in response to internal and external food service feedback

Staff Oversight

• Training team members in culinary techniques and the execution of new and rotating menu concepts
  Working closely with Pixie Scout’s Etsy Operations Lead to:
  Manage a team of ~10 Culinary and Facilities team members
  Lead periodic staff meetings
  Hire, onboard, and train new team members 
  Maintain DOHMH compliance in all culinary spaces

Inventory Management

• Managing onsite food product inventory across multiple kitchens, spanning multiple floors
  Working closely with Pixie Scout’s Culinary Director to place orders and requisition prepared food product from the Pixie Scout commissary
  Prioritizing initiatives to minimize food waste, including: 
  Effective inventory management
  Strategic menu planning
  Engaging with community partners to donate and distribute food product
  Participation in the building’s compost program

Menu Planning 

• Collaboratively planning new menus quarterly with the Pixie Scout and Etsy Leadership team
  Leading culinary team in recipe-testing new items, as needed
  Documenting menu item recipes and preparation procedures
  Facilitating the remediation of menu items and menu concepts based on feedback from Pixie Scout and Etsy

Collaborating with Guest Culinary Professionals 

• As part of our Etsy Chef Residency program, working with Pixie Scout’s leadership team to welcome accomplished guest chefs to Etsy 
• Participate in culinary sessions with guest chefs to learn their recipes and put finishing touches on their menus
• Support the Culinary Team in the execution of guest chef menus

Supporting Overall Operations

• Attending weekly meetings with Pixie Scout’s Etsy leadership team, focused on the coordination of food service operations
  Supporting Full Service Events team, commissary, and Etsy Operations Lead in the execution of occasional drop-off catering platters and onsite full-service events

You are likely to be a great fit for this position if you are:

• Passionate about food – you love to cook; you’re invested in local, equitable food systems; and you enjoy sharing this knowledge and passion with your team.
• Communicative – you’re a confident communicator and able to leverage those skills to effectively lead food service, as well as train and teach your team.
• Clean and fastidious – you are diligent about proper hygiene and maintaining a clean, orderly kitchen; familiar with and compliant to DOHMH standards and policies; detail-oriented in the execution of dishes, and passionate about food and food presentation.
• Quick and efficient – you are experienced in a high-volume kitchen setting; equipped with an excellent sense of timing; able to meet service deadlines; motivated to move through tasks quickly; flexible and adaptable in technique and workflow so as to “work smart, not hard”.
• Punctual and present – you begin your workday with an eagerness to stay on top of, and even get ahead of, the production schedule and food service flow.
• Professional and supportive – you demonstrate professionalism and respect in and out of the kitchen at all times as a representative of Pixie Scout; you treat team members with care, and seek out ways to help and support your team.

Job requirements:

• 4+ years of professional culinary experience
• 1+ year of professional culinary leadership experience
• Understanding of and adherence to NYC DOHMH standards and policies
• NYC Food Protection Certificate required
• Able to stand for at least 8 hours and complete tasks that may require lifting up to 50 lbs.
• English Language Proficiency: written and verbal fluency required
• Computer Skills: Google Workspace applications including Docs and Sheets, mobile applications including Slack and Homebase

Job details:

• 40 hour work week, Monday - Friday
• Daily schedule that falls between 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
• For this position, we are offering a starting salary of $65,000.00 annually
• Employer-sponsored Health Insurance, Dental and Vision benefits
• Employer-Matched 401k plan
• Paid Sick Leave and Paid Time Off benefits

Compensation

this position is: salaried, 50k-75k

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Deadline

March 31, 2025