Cook / Foodservice Assistants

Jan 30

Contractor - Touring

Bluecoats, Inc. is seeking one to two Assistant Cook/Foodservice Assistants to work on the foodservice team for the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps for the 2025 summer season .

These individuals will work closely with the Food Truck manager and other food service workers and volunteers to prepare and serve meals to Bluecoats staff and students. A qualified candidate will have some foodservice experience, and be energetic and empathetic, and ready for the rigors of serving 900 meals per day on a 10,000 mile summer tour.

Responsibilities

Assist Food Service Manager with the safe preparation and service of 900 individual meals every day on a commercial kitchen food trailer. This includes the preparation and serving of agreed-upon special dietary meals as well as daily clean up and maintenance tasks.
Preparation management includes ensuring that all food safety procedures and policies are followed.

Requirements

Demonstrated abilities as a cook or in the foodservice / retail industries and/or previous experience working on a drum corps food truck
Signed Participant Safety Agreement
Available for full term of contract - beginning of summer season (May/June) to the DCI World Championships in (August 8-10, 2025)

Desired

Love of drum corps
Experience as professional cook or chef in commercial kitchen and/or drum corps food truck, particularly serving meals to large groups regularly

Compensation Range & Benefits

$500 - $650 per week, commensurate with experience
Contractor will travel to Bluecoats programming at Bluecoats’ expense
Travel, food, and accommodations are provided for the length of the engagement

About Bluecoats

Founded in 1972, Bluecoats is a 501(c)3 non-profit performing arts education organization known around the world for the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, The Blue Way Summer Arts Camp, Rhythm IN BLUE, and its affiliate EN-RICH-MENT. Bluecoats brings performing arts education to thousands of aspiring young musicians in Stark County and around the globe.

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Mike Scott

Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.

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