Cook

Food Services Cook

The Food Services Cook is to provide well prepared meals, snacks and special events for Food Services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
• Bake, grill, steam, fry and broil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Prepare foods for Special Events and Parties
• Serve food on serving line and catered events
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
• Properly handle and store ingredients and food items
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Execute opening and closing procedures for dining hall
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
• Monitor station inventory levels
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers
• Proficient in baking and salad prep
• Follow instructions of the Production Manager and VP of Facilities

Professionalism:

• Promote a professional, positive work environment as indicated by:
• Reports to shifts, meetings and training on time.
• Actively participates in campus activities in a constructive manner.
• Follows agency procedures in use of leave time.
• Is flexible and willing to fill in as needed.
• Represents themselves and the agency in a positive way.
• Uses good telephone skills.
• Conducts self-improvement (education, professional development)
• Uses direct communication.
• Demonstrates good problem-solving/conflict resolution skills
• Works toward team and agency goals.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment.
• Completes assignments in a timely and accurate manner
• Is willing to take on additional responsibility in a positive manner.
• Upholds the mission and values of The Methodist Home.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 21 year of age.
• Valid Georgia Driver's license.
• Ability to become and remain Serve Safe Certified.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule including some weekends.
• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness.
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers.
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of The Methodist Home.
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the department.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing.
• Ability to appropriately handle confidential information.
• Ability to understand and consistently implement policies and procedures of the Agency.
• Ability to interact and work cooperatively and effectively with other personnel and residents.
• Ability to be trained in basic first aid, medication administration, CPR and crisis intervention.
• High level of energy required for working with people.
• Nurturing lifestyle that does not conflict with the Christian principles, this is the basis of The Methodist Home's services.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• This position requires some heavy lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, and stooping.