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Culinary Lead


Job Location:

Seattle, WA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 24 - 37
Posted: 7 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Culinary Lead is responsible for ensuring a safe and sanitary work environment and monitor proper food handling practices. Assigns and oversees daily work to ensure tasks are completed. Identifies addresses and as appropriate escalates workflow non-routine issues and safety concerns. Perform a variety of food service activities as delegated by supervisor including but not limited to: production support and catering. Safely clean and operate a variety of preparation and production equipment. Interpret implement and follow HACCP and other food safety regulations. With the direction of the leadership team the culinary lead also plays an integral role in implementing our safety and improvement efforts to reduce cost while improving quality safety engagement delivery and efficiencies in our work.

Required Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent of three (3) years experience in the culinary participation in Continuous Process Improvement (2) years of experience in department OR previous lead experience in food practicing whole foods cooking.

Required Credentials
Washington State Food and Beverage Workers Permit or to be obtained within 15 days of employment.

Preferred
ServSafe certification or to be obtained within 120 days of -functional worker across multiple working in healthcare or working with modified/restrictive diets and/or nutrition related terminology.1-2 years experience training/teaching/ to make substitutions in an ever-changing to detail (ability to detect ingredient changes).

Compensation Range

$24.77 - $37.16 per hour

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity skills experience and expertise and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Childrens offers a generous benefit package including medical dental and vision plans 403(b) life insurance paid time off tuition reimbursement and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Childrens to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many and touches the hearts of all #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region regardless of the families ability to pay. Together we deliver superior patient care advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research and serve as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington Alaska Montana and Idaho the largest region of any childrens hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Childrens among the nations best childrens hospitals. For more than a decade Seattle Childrens has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nations very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion Excellence Integrity Collaboration Equity and Innovation. Whether its delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner practicing the highest standards of quality and safety or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Childrens welcomes people of all experiences backgrounds and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits employs trains compensates and promotes based on merit without regard to race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Childrens are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Childrens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.


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One of the best children's hospitals in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Children's Hospital, Foundation and Research Institute advance pediatric care.

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