Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Cleans, cuts, and cooks various types of food including meats, pastas, sauces, vegetables, breads, desserts.
2.Performs set up activities such as retrieving stock, gathering ingredients and setting up equipment.
3.Performs food preparation activities such as assembling recipe/menu items, washing and cutting fruit, vegetables, meats, opening canned goods, mixing ingredients.
4.Cooks and prepares according to menus or instructions.
5.Cleans and inspects supplies, equipment, appliances, and work areas to insure cleanliness, and functional operation.
6.Performs tasks related to serving food, stocking salad bars, serving lines, milk and juice containers, etc.; fills serving trays, measures and monitors quantities served to ensure appropriate and sufficient amounts, maintains appropriate food temperatures.
7.Washes dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and other kitchen equipment; wipes and washes equipment and surfaces as necessary to maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work environment.
8.Sweeps, mops and cleans floors, walls, ceilings and other work areas as required.
9.Operates kitchen tools, supplies and equipment and performs basic routine maintenance as necessary.
10.Operates hand trucks, carts, levers, and other tools and equipment to move food, supplies and equipment.
11.Compiles, prepares and maintains records and paperwork on food use, preparation steps, storage, dates, etc.
12.Assists in the inventory of supplies and equipment; monitors usage of inventory and requests orders as needed.
13.Operates various manual and powered industrial food preparation equipment such as steam kettles, stack and convection ovens, food slicers, mixer, choppers and grinders.
14.Performs closing activities such as returning food to stock, refrigerating or freezing foods, storing leftovers, dismantling and putting away equipment, dishes, utensils, etc.
15.Adheres to policies and procedures and all applicable regulatory standards governing food handling and preparation in large institutions.
16.Works collaboratively with other staff to ensure food is prepared and delivered in adherence to established schedules, menus and timelines.
17.Performs other related duties as required or assigned. |