*Anticipated* Cook at William Tennent

Anticipated Cook William Tennent High School

Pay Rate: $16.08 per hour Monday through Friday 8:30 am-2:00 pm

Essential Functions:

• Ability to follow standardize recipes to the fullest to meet nutritional guidelines and follow all HACCP protocols.
• Ability to operate food service equipment properly, safely and to its fullest.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations and to apply mechanical skills and technical skills to accomplish the essential duties of the position.
• Ability to communicate and to demonstrate interpersonal skills effectively in dealing with students and staff, and educational agencies as related to performance of the duties of the position.
• Maintains proper daily production records along with cooking temperature logs.
• Determines the quantities of each food to be prepared daily based off of daily production records.
• Available for special functions held in their cafeteria.
• Ability to perform routine tasks cooperatively and to adjust to interruptions, variables, or changes in situations.
• Maintains inventory and help oversee the FIFO techniques.
• Reports to the Cafeteria Manager any faulty or inferior quality food which is received.
• Records daily temperatures in all refrigerators, freezers, and storerooms.
• Reports any problems to Manager.
• Helps to serve students, faculty, and staff and replenish food on serving line.
• Prepares food according to a planned menu and tested, uniform recipes and determines if the finished product is the best quality both in flavor and appearance before it is served.
• Responsible for proper food temperatures and corrections as needed.
• Assists with food preparation as instructed by supervisor.
• Applies principles of safe and sanitary food handling; preparation and storage.
• Verifies and ensure adequate supply, portion control, and proper display of food; maintains correct food temperatures.
• Sets up serving lines with utensils and foods (hot and cold).
• Serves on the line.
• Cleans all items used including trays, pots, pans, and utensils.
• Cleans and sanitizes work area, counters, tables and other equipment; cleans up spills as they occur in the kitchen work area.
• Maintains, organizes and cleans refrigerators, freezers and storeroom shelves.
• Assists cashiers at serving time if needed; performs point of sale processes according to established procedures.
• Completes daily production report, and other reports as assigned.
• Provides set up for meetings and work banquets, as needed.
• Participates in all required training.
• Knowledge of weights, measures and portion control.