Cook (7123)

## ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

**Schedule/Hours:** 40hours per week, must have weekend availability open

**This position is responsible for:**

Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner.

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Plans menus and purchases food and supplies necessary for the preparation and serving of nutritional meals.
• Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.
• Ensures that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.
• Cleans tables, chairs, floors, dishes, utensils, and kitchen appliances.
• Maintains a high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room; ensures that all meals are prepared in a safe manner; ensures all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene; ensures compliance with health regulations.

• **Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:**
• **Physical Requirements:**

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• Ability to cook, taste, and smell food.
• Duties are usually performed by frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting.

**Working Conditions:**

• Work is performed in a normal kitchen environment where there may be limited physical discomforts associated with working around hot stoves/ovens or cold freezers.

**Employee Benefits:**

• PTO Accrual
• Benefits: including medical, dental, hearing, and vision
• Paid Holidays

## WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU
**Education and Experience**

• No formal education required, one-year experience cooking for large groups, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

**Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled**