Senior Cook Evenings

Primary City/State

Primary City/State: Sun City West, Arizona

Department Name

Department Name: Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp Work Shift: Evening

Job Category

Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Core Functions

• Prepares all food items according to standardized recipes.
• Adjusts recipe quantities for correct yields.
• Notifies supervisor of any problems relating to production.
• Plans food production timing and quantities in accordance with the daily orders, menu tally sheets and production assignments.
• In the event of shortage, determines menu substitutions for regular and café menus.
• Consults with diet tech or dietician for menu substitution needs for special diets.
• Minimizes food waste with appropriate planning and tracking.
• Records food shortages and excess quantities in accordance with department procedure.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor.
• Reads thermometers and follows safety requirements.
• Maintains par levels of food and supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates.
• Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner.
• Reports all needed equipment repair.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• This position requires the knowledge and abilities in institutional food production normally acquired with two or more years of similar work experience in production cooking, plus a solid understanding of cooking principles, menu substitutions and modified recipes for all commonly prescribed diets.
• Must have skills and demonstrated abilities in hot food production and the use of all required commercial kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to learn and follow established policies and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively, perform math calculations regarding recipe weights and amounts plus calculate amounts of food for necessary production.
• Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
• Must be able to perform tasks within limited time frames and follow production and cleaning schedules plus use chemicals safely.

Benefits

• Varied Shifts: Generally Thursday-Monday 12pm-8:30pm Weekends And Holidays Are Required In This Role.
• Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

Pay

• Varies

Schedule

• Evening