About Us
Red Rabbit is the largest Black-owned School Food Management Company in the country. We work with hundreds of schools, districts, and food banks to uplift communities of color throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic Regions.
Our professionally trained chefs create menus, source farm fresh ingredients, and cook delicious, thoughtful, and familiar food. School food matters not only because it’s integral to good health, but because what children eat is an essential part of their cultural identity and sense of self.
About the Role
The driver/porter role is important to Red Rabbit’s success, providing support to the Regional Director and Head Chefs in delivering meals to school programs in the Philly metro Area. Areas of execution serving as a key contact to our school partners, ensuring efficient and timely deliveries to all schools, and providing exceptional customer service.
Essential Functions:
- Ensure accurate and on-time delivery to all schools on route - including keys, milk, supplies, bins, and bags
- Communicate any obstacles/problems immediately to team leads
- Follow daily reports and route sheets
- Communicate any school feedback to Kitchen lead.
- Collaborate with school partners to ensure a great working relationship - provide information and assistance when needed
- Practice food safety habits throughout the delivery process
- Assist with daily tasks needed for operations
- Properly clean all areas of the kitchen to ensure that Red Rabbit is exceeding DOH standards. This includes countertops, cooking equipment, walk-in refrigerators, floors, hand sinks, dishes and storage areas.
Remove trash, cardboard, and compost in a timely manner making sure the kitchen is clean and free from debris for food preparation
Proactively work to ensure the kitchen team is set-up for meal production each day
Skills Needed:
- 3+ years driving experience
- 2+ years customer service or retail services, utilizing strong interpersonal skills to establish relationships with school partners
- Valid driver license for 3+ years, less than 3 points on license
- Demonstrated knowledge of safe driving ability
- Able to drive multiple size vehicles
- Work well independently and in a team
- Ability to lift 75 lbs on a regular basis
- Must have thorough communication skills
- Must be extremely well organized and detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task
- Must be reliable, function well within a team and work calmly and efficiently in a fast moving environment.
- Must share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools
Report To: Regional Director
Hours: 5:30 AM to 1:00 PM (may vary by route, early morning flexibility a plus)
Days: Mon-Fri
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: $17.50 - $20 / hr
Generous PTO
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k Option
Professional Development
Education Reimbursement Opportunities
Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is a black-owned, MWBE Certified, K-12 school food management company that believes choosing to feed children diverse and nutritious food is an act of social justice. Red Rabbit celebrates all cultures in the urban school cafeteria by preparing meals that reflect the heritage of the kids they serve. The company places professionally trained chefs in the school cafeteria to create culturally relevant meals that become part of the school community. From our kitchens, Red Rabbit prepares and delivers thousands of heritage-based, scratch made meals to the Greater New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey regions.
Pro tip: When applying to this job, note we value creativity in thinking and real problem-solving skills. Tell us how you’ve added value to a team in the past and why you want to join Red Rabbit.
Red Rabbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sexual orientation.