Second Cook - Contract

About the role

The job incumbent assists in the preparation of food for the various schools. Some major cooking is required. But assists in the preparation of meat products, cookies, rolls, salads, cake cutting, jams, dressings, sauces, etc. Helps clean and sanitizes work area. Will also be working with packaging machines for the breakfast in the classroom program.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, tray, and wrap breads to be frozen, proofed, and/or baked
• Prepare for future production needs
• Bag, count, and separate breads based on orders, load into appropriate carriers, and store in dock area
• Clean oven, clean, mop and sanitize area, empty garbage
• Sanitize, dissemble, and reassemble cooking equipment (pots, pumps, beaters, tippers, blasters, tumblers, vats, etc.; may make minor repairs to cooking equipment)
• Check temperatures and record, as directed by first cook
• Plug in and turn on hot boxes
• Open, slice, dice, carry, lift, slide, pour, add, and stir appropriate productions into cooking equipment (pots, vats, etc.) as directed by first cook, recipe, quantities, and production processes
• Scoop, add and mix appropriate ingredients and quantities into emulsifier
• Absorb, bag and/or pan prepared hot food; rack vegetables for steamer
• Label, pack, package, seal, organize, and load prepared hot food into carriers to fulfill orders
• Organize, date, and rotate products in ingredients and thaw rooms
• Sweep, mop, wipe counters, organize, clean, and sanitize assigned production areas
• Drain and properly dispose of grease in outside grease barrels
• Dispose of garbage in dumpster and trash compactor; reline garbage containers
• Prepare, organize, clean, and sanitize production areas
• Review special diet list paperwork and gather items needed for production
• Absorb, pan vegetables; ensure no cross contamination and usage of proper ingredients, quantities, and temperatures
• Gather, count, assemble, label, pack, and load produce, food, and menu items to fulfill special diet orders; ensure special diet menus items are packed and labeled accurately and routed to appropriate location
• Respond to school call in requests as needed
• Complete temperature logs
• Open, cut, prepare, grate, tie, and tag cheese products to fulfill production needs and orders
• Gather, mix, prepare, assemble, and package a variety of salads and sandwiches to fulfill orders
• Gather, count assemble, label, pack and load produce, food, and menu items to fulfill orders (i.e., breakfast, lunch, sack lunches, snacks, dinner, etc.); ensure produce, food and menu items are packed and labeled accurately and routed to appropriate location

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Some large kitchen experience preferred

Skills

• Basic mathematical abilities
• Use of large kitchen equipment
• Familiar with electrical appliances, hand implements, etc.

Qualifications

• Compliance of Health Department regulations
• Maintain appropriate permits, certifications and/or trainings as required

Benefits

Note: The list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.