Full time Cook - Our Daily Bread

About the role

Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Our Daily Bread is seeking a Cook to perform daily cooking and meal preparation of large batches of food in accordance with standardized recipes, current federal, state, and local regulations as well as established policies and procedures. Coordinates the daily operation of the kitchen to include providing directions to staff and volunteers assigned.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with health regulations and protects products throughout the service cycle from receiving to service, while being responsible for addressing any non-compliance issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensures that all food is prepared and served in accordance with safe food handling practices, and is held accountable for maintaining proper procedures and reporting violations.
• Receives and properly stores food donations, ensuring accurate documentation and accountability for inventory management.
• Plans menus as required, ensuring apportionments, good nutrition, and the utilization of donated food, while being focused on adhering to dietary guidelines and budget constraints.
• Orients and trains kitchen workers to provide assistance with meal preparation, serving, and cleanup, while monitoring their performance and ensuring compliance with training guidelines.
• Ensures that sanitary conditions are maintained and cleans areas and equipment, while addressing any deficiencies and implementing corrective measures.
• Maintains records and statistics associated with kitchen operations, ensuring accuracy for all documented information.
• Maintains proper inventory levels, taking responsibility for monitoring stock, reducing waste, and reporting shortages.
• Works independently focused on daily kitchen operations, while being ensuring efficiency in food quality, and adherence to safety standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Program Specific: Trains residential clients using a coaching model in the handling, preparation, and serving / delivery of meals.
• Addresses areas to help residential clients overcome obstacles to reach desired outcomes in kitchen assignments and operations.

Requirements

• 1 year of cooking experience in commercial kitchen and/or restaurant environment.
• ServSafe® Food Handler certification (may be obtained within six months of employment and maintained thereafter).
• No remote or hybrid work availability based on core and essential functions of the position.
• Remaining in a stationary position, which may involve standing or sitting for extended periods, as required to complete tasks or duties associated with the role.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or transitioning between different work sites, which may involve walking, standing, or traveling to various locations as required by the role.
• Positioning oneself in ways to accomplish tasks in various environments, including navigating