Kitchen Manager/ Donation Driver

Summary/Primary Purpose

To provide nutritional support for multiple feeding programs, including a hot meal each weekday at lunch. To cook well-balanced meals while adhering to Serv-Safe and other safety standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee all kitchen operations ensuring healthy and safe work practices.
• Prepare and cook food, along with volunteers, for daily meal program using various utensils and equipment.
• Work with Operations Manager to establish kitchen guidelines and food service policies.
• Create an inventory system for kitchen supplies, ensuring sufficient stock.
• Cook and serve meals in a manner consistent with Health Department standards.
• Maintain a sanitary working environment in all areas including Kitchen, Dining Room, Storage Rooms, walk in/reach in refrigerators and freezers.
• Ensure volunteers and other employees maintain safe and sanitary conditions during prep, serving and storage of food.
• Prepare required statistical and financial reports (gifts in kind).
• Report needed maintenance issues to Corps Officers/Administrators or Operations Manager.
• First point of contact for Kitchen volunteers and work collaboratively with the Director of Volunteers to schedule and coordinate training.
• Drive is an essential function of the position.
• All other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages Volunteers.

Education and/or Experience

• Experience in the related field of one to three months is greatly encouraged.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A diploma from a culinary school will be advantageous.
• Ability to be flexible and able to work on multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work in a team environment and supervise volunteers.
• Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques.
• Knowledge of basic tools, cleaning equipment and cleaning products.
• Basic computer skills with ability to access payroll, timekeeping, and personal data via a web-based system.
• Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills.
• Proven Experience as a cook.

Other Qualifications

• Must pass all applicable background checks.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical requirements include good speaking, hearing and vision ability and excellent manual dexterity.
• Ability to stand, bend and reach for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate cleaning equipment.
• This position will require the ability to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds occasionally.

Working Conditions

• The work environment is a kitchen, with exposure to varying temperatures and noise levels.
• All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.