Cook I - Part Time - PM Shift

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As a qualified nonprofit agency operating within the AbilityOne program, ServiceSource hires persons with significant disabilities. For the majority of direct labor positions, ServiceSource will obtain documentation of a significant disability as per the JWOD Act.

Job Summary:

The Cook I independently performs moderately difficult tasks in preparing small quantities of quickly prepared food such as steaks, chops, cutlets, hamburgers, eggs, salads, and other similar items.

Primary Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These duties and responsibilities will be rated on the Annual Performance Review.

• Cook food according to the menu and number of persons to be served.
• Comply with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards. Observes proper food preparation and handling techniques.
• Always keep all work areas neat and clean, clean and maintain equipment used in food preparation.
• Bake desserts on occasion.
• Read and follow recipes and/or production requirements.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve meals. Make box lunches, assemble, and pack the meal components for pickup.
• Maintain high standards in food handling, serving, and replenishing in compliance with sanitation requirements of the food code and state and local laws/regulations resulting in a satisfactory or higher rating in Health inspections.
• Maintain high standards of cleaning and sanitation in the interior and exterior of the dining facility cleaning in compliance with sanitation requirements of the food code and state and local laws/regulations resulting in a satisfactory or higher rating in Health inspections.
• Prepare hot and cold foods, and properly store food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
• Operate a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir,

• strain, season and knead foodstuffs for cooking, serving, and storing.

• Follow standard operating procedures to maintain consistency of service performed. Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner and in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications: Education, Experience, Certifications

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.

• At least 1 year of experience working in a food service environment required.
• HACCP certified preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A well organized and self-directed individual who is a team player.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and customers with professionalism and respect.
• Ability to provide clear directions and responds to people.
• An individual who can relate to people at all levels of an organization. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be able, after training, to operate cooking equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. The employee may occasionally lift or move products and supplies, up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We are an E-Verify Employer and a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment background checks are required for all employment positions.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT:

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information