Prepares, cooks, and serves a wide variety of foods, including special diet foods;
Apportions meals based on recipe and uses applicable serving instruments;
Cooks meals to order;
Prepares required quantities with minimal waste; stores and utilizes leftovers appropriately;
Bakes items in small volumes;
Prepares food orders for delivery;
Operates industrial kitchen equipment;
Complies with health and safety procedures regarding sanitary conditions of the work environment, food preparation, serving, and storage;
Monitors and keeps written or electronic record of temperature for food safety;
Ensures the equipment, utensils, and work environment are orderly, clean, and safe and safe food handling techniques are used;
Inspects and organizes the work area for safety; monitors and ensures proper safety and security practices are in place and maintained;
Inspects equipment used in preparing food to ensure optimum working condition; reports on equipment failure and/or issues to the supervisor and/or appropriate parties;
Inventories, orders, receives, delivers, and stores food and supplies; maintains documentation of food and supplies;
Prepares reports and documents;
Updates staff on changes in legislation, policies, and procedures and other agency requirements; keeps management informed;
Fulfills various administrative duties;
May plan, instruct, and assign cooking activities and tasks related to food service;
May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required*;
Performs other related duties, as required.
Requirements :
The required knowledge and abilities are attained through completion of high school or equivalent,and
Three (3) years of experience in the preparation and cooking of a variety of food in an institutional kitchen establishment, such as a hospital, juvenile detention center, prison facility, military installation, or at a large table-service restaurant or hotel.