Cook - Lor

About the role

Responsible for preparing center meals, establishing menu, and determining quantities of food needed. Promotes an environment of customer service, hospitality, and student satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Create and sustain positive working relationships with co-workers
• Adhere to all PRH and CSDC policies and procedures, and the Center Operating Procedures
• Ensure that all food handling, food storage, and area cleanliness complies with all state, local, and company codes and standards
• Prepare daily center meals and ensure that they are ready to serve according to schedule
• Ensure meals are wholesome and appetizing
• Maintain inventory of foodstuffs and request additional food as necessary
• Assist in preparing weekly and monthly food service reports
• Assist in cleaning and maintaining kitchen and dining areas
• Maintain daily record of food costs and amount of food used
• Assist in serving meals
• Report on unsafe or unsanitary conditions in the kitchen/dining area
• Check morning report daily to gauge amount of food that needs to be prepared
• Ensure leftover foods are properly covered, stored, and date and time clearly marked
• Direct work of students who are assigned
• Keep accountability of all knives during shift
• Attend staff training sessions as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum: High school graduate or equivalent. One year's experience in institutional food preparation.

Preferred: Certificate of completion from a culinary/food service training program, or an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts. Two or more years' experience in addition to ServeSafe certification.

Skills

• Knowledge of all aspects of food preparation, cooking and good nutrition
• Well-developed habits of personal cleanliness and hygiene
• Must meet State or local food handling requirements, whichever are more restrictive
• Must obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certificates

Physical Requirements

• Frequently: Standing, Walking, Seeing, Hearing, Speaking
• Occasionally: Sitting, Bending, Stooping, Squatting, Flexibility
• Seldom: Climbing, Lifting 50 pounds, Carrying, Kneeling, Pushing/Pulling, Running, Driving

Pay

$19.59 per hour

Schedule

Sunday through Thursday - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM