Cook Manager/Lead

Summary or Purpose

Manage the overall Senior Center Kitchen, supervises kitchen staff and kitchen activities to support the Senior Center Food Service Program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise kitchen staff, involved in kitchen staff training and evaluation.
• Serve as supervisor of kitchen staff, ensuring cleanliness and functional operations to include food storage and dining areas.
• Inspect kitchen operations to ensure that State and Federal standards are maintained.
• Verify accuracy of all bills and purchase orders.
• Monitor food preparations methods, portion size and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that the food is prepared and presented in acceptable manner.
• Work with Dietician to develop and implement cycle menus for kitchen.
• Ensure cooks are cooking according to menu cycle and preparing special diets and diets with nutritional restrictions correctly.
• Order food, beverages, equipment and supplies; verify product quality and quantity.
• Test cooked food by tasting and smelling to ensure palatability and flavor conformity.
• Help to ensure continued compliance with all federal and state, and local regulations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Program, Department and Borough policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper sanitation practices and personal hygiene regulations.
• Knowledge of the principles of records management, fund accounting, and budget.
• Skill in managing a food budget.
• Skill in customer service.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with all client, staff, and community encounters.
• Ability to keep proper inventory of food, supplies, and storage.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.

Education, Experience, Certifications and Licenses Required

• High school graduate or G.E.D.
• Two years of supervisory experience.
• Two years of work experience in food service management or related field.
• State of Alaska Food Worker card and Food Protection Manager certificate from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
• CPR and First Aid Certificates within 90 days of hire.
• Valid Alaska driver’s license that meets North Slope Borough insurance criteria.
• Documentation that the individual is free from active pulmonary tuberculosis and annually thereafter.

Benefits

The North Slope Borough offers the following benefit packages to all permanent full time and permanent part time employees who work at least 15 hours a week:

• Health care is provided at no cost to the employee (no premiums).
• The Health Care package covers major medical, preventive care, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits.

Application Information

• The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions.
• You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview.
• By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate.
• Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

Non-Rotational Position

This position is NON-Rotational. Housing is NOT provided. Therefore, due to extreme weather conditions in the arctic and for your safety, housing accommodations must be located and pre-arranged by the applicant prior to the start of employment. The applicant must pay for housing; it is not provided by the NSB.

Housing Requirement

Due to the remote setting, applicants are urged to consider this factor prior to submitting an application.