Job Description:

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

• Food Cooking and Serving Responsibilities (50%) 
• Kitchen Cleaning Responsibilities (50%) 

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to meet attendance requirements. 
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language effectively. 
• Ability to cook, taste and smell food. 
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and some climbing. 
• Duties are performed standing and requires squatting, climbing, bending and walking.   Any of the preceding duties may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of sitting. 
• Extensive amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying heavy objects (up to 75 lbs.) frequently. 

Working Conditions: 

• Work will normally be performed in a kitchen environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in temperature associated with cooking and the kitchen environment. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

And

• One-year experience cooking food for large groups,

or 

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Certifications:

• Valid State Drivers License
• Food Manager’s Certificate (or ability to obtain within established timeframe) 

Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran Disabled