Food Manager - Christian Ministry

Position Summary: The Food Manager (FM) reports to the Executive Director - OCF and is a full-time, exempt leadership position responsible for leading all aspects of food services at OurCommunity. This includes sourcing, preparing, storing, and maintaining food; managing inventory and logistics; serving high-quality meals to Residents on time; maintaining a sanitary kitchen environment; and supervising kitchen staff and volunteers. The FM will initially establish these core systems within a temporary kitchen before scaling operations to the commercial facility once available.

The FM is both food-focused and people-centric. Meals for Permanent Residents are prepared using basic ingredients donated by nonprofit food banks and purchased from grocery suppliers. The FM understands that preparing high-quality, delicious meals while building meaningful relationships is essential to the success of this role and to the mission of OurCommunity. This individual will work closely with the Volunteer Site Coordinator to maintain strong volunteer support and ensure food services are delivered with excellence. Strong collaboration and the ability to work well with others are essential.

Position Requirements

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Forecast, plan, and organize meals on a weekly basis
• In collaboration with assigned staff/volunteers, select, store, and distribute food items for future meals

• Lead, guide, and direct kitchen staff, once available
• In coordination with the Volunteer Site Coordinator, oversee volunteers serving in food service areas
• Be proficient in supervising and hands-on execution of all food prep and cooking
• Ensure inventory levels are monitored and perform weekly inventory assessments
• Order / procure materials, supplies, and ingredients based on inventory
• Manage all aspects of donation coordination, including outreach, promotion, and reception of goods from food bank partners
• Work with the ministry staff to coordinate meal service timing and delivery
• Store all food products in compliance with health and safety regulations 
• Ensure the kitchen is clean and organized, meeting all public health standards
• Manage meals budget
• Report any equipment issues to the Executive Director

Skills and Abilities

• In-depth experience in kitchen health and safety regulations
• Understands how faith, food, and people intersect
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Able to plan, organize and deliver meals in timely manner
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict management abilities
• Flexible and comfortable working in a busy and fluid startup environment
• Highly attentive to detail, striving for excellence to ensure all premises are kept safe, clean, and functional

• Self-starter, dependable, and responsible team player with a strong sense of ownership
• Exceptional people skills and ability to positively relate to all kinds of people, including those who were formerly homeless
• Able to work independently, demonstrating initiative 
• Strong time management skills
• Demonstrated experience managing relationships with vendors, inspectors, etc.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand on feet for several hours at a time

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years’ relevant experience OR high school diploma with 5 years’ relevant experience
• Demonstrable track record of success running a high-volume kitchen and

producing tasty meals in either a commercial or institutional setting

• A minimum of 1- 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Current Texas Food Manager’s Certification

Qualifications

• Upholding a close and growing relationship as a disciple of Jesus Christ, living out Ephesians 4:1-6
• Legal right to work in the USA

Preferred, but not required

• Experience with Notion software or other project management software
• Fluency in conversational Spanish

Our Benefits: We offer an excellent Total Rewards benefit package that includes over 3 weeks’ Paid Time Off plus Holidays to start, as well as Health Reimbursement Benefit of up to $800 per month, Parental Leave, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan with matching, and more.