Soup Kitchen Worker/Cook (Peekskill Corps)

Responsibilities

• Oversight of daily kitchen operations and food programs
• Supervising the food prep and cooking
• Maintaining a fully-stocked kitchen inventory
• Complying with safety and cleanliness standards
• Managing kitchen volunteers and guiding them to deliver quality food on time
• Ensuring all meals are properly cooked and served
• Ensuring participants receive a nutritious meal
• Following proper hand washing, PPE, and food handling policies
• Helping with orientation, supervision, training, scheduling, and delegation of assignments to volunteers
• Helping manage kitchen staff and coordinating food orders
• Supervising food prep and cooking
• Checking food plating and temperature
• Establishing portion sizes
• Helping maintain appropriate city and state food licenses
• Maintaining kitchen appliances and ensuring safe operation of same
• Ordering food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed
• Maintaining sanitation and safety standards in the kitchen area
• Sorting all donated food, checking for and discarding outdated/damaged items

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a kitchen
• Hands-on experience with planning menus and ordering ingredients
• Knowledge of a wide range of recipes
• Comfortable working directly with clients and large crowds
• Professional and able to keep confidentiality
• Able to manage a team in a fast-paced work environment
• Able to understand food handler’s hygiene and practice good hygiene
• Able to learn new tasks and follow instruction
• Able to work independently as well as with a team effectively
• Able to stand for long periods of time
• Familiarity with kitchen sanitation and safety regulations
• Excellent organizational skills and conflict management abilities
• Certification from a culinary school or degree in Restaurant Management is a plus
• Candidate must have a high school diploma
• Candidate must have a positive work history and reliable transportation
• Candidate must be responsible, respectful, and positive role model