Prepare food for company staff in accordance with staff requests and local and state health regulations. Supervise the kitchen and maintain sanitation standards for food preparation and storage. Prepare food and serve it according to meal timelines.

• Demonstrates the ability to use all necessary food service equipment, including dish machines, food processors, and coffee urns.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of food service sanitation. Uses acceptable techniques in handling and serving foods. Cleans the can opener after each use.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, organized space, including the cooking area, kitchen, and storage area.
• Observes all safety policies and procedures. Practices safe and injury-free work habits, including proper lifting procedures.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of the department’s performance improvement (PI) program.
• Understands all modified diets and is able to cook and serve accordingly.
• Reviews menus, plans ahead, directs, and monitors food preparation.
• Directs and prepares food according to the catering orders.
• Supervises dietary aids in the preparation, serving, holding, and storage of foods.
• Responsible for checking all refrigerators every day to ensure that all leftovers are used or disposed of before the expiration date.
• Coordinates food production to ensure that food will be ready as scheduled. Ensures that foods are served at the proper temperature, have a good appearance, and maintain quality and nutritive values.
• Ensures that hot foods are put on the steam table just prior to serving time.
• Tastes food and adjusts seasoning accordingly. Consistently utilizes creativity and culinary knowledge to produce high-quality foods.
• Ensures food quality by monitoring that standardized recipes are followed.
• Maintains and monitors portion control on all food served.
• Responsible for food and supply inventories and ordering.
• Enforces all safety precautions and observes guidelines for hazardous material and waste disposal.
• Enforces personal hygiene, wears hair protection, cleans shoes, and wears a uniform.
• Directs all miscellaneous petty cash purchases.
• Keep receipts for all petty cash purchases. Records all expenditures and maintains an up-to-date petty cash account.

While performing the duties of this job, the staff is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and/or listen. He or she uses his or her hands to do computer work, write reports, do equipment set-up, cleaning, storage, etc. Good vision is needed. He or she must have good general health and demonstrate emotional stability so as to carry out the above-enumerated duties.

• Able to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Use proper body mechanics when handling equipment.
• Standing, walking, and moving 50% of the day