Chef - Full Time and Part Time - Urgently Hiring

Chef Position at Norwich Free Academy
We are hiring immediately for a full time CHEF position. Location: Norwich Free Academy - 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360. Note: online applications accepted only. Schedule: Full time schedule; Requirement: Previous experience as a chef in an educational environment is required. Weekend and night shifts are rare! Pay Range: $20.00 per hour to $22.00 per hour. Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available.
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Directs, coordinates and evaluates assigned kitchen, food production and food-service associates. Supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other associates engaged in preparing, cooking and serving food. Ensures all food handling, sanitation and customer service standards are met.
Supervises hourly kitchen associates, including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews and recommending disciplinary action.
Efficiently prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes to meet production, delivery and service schedules. Serves meals or prepares for delivery.
Ensures proper presentation, food quality, portion control and maintenance of proper serving temperatures.
Tracks food use, waste and consumption to requisition or purchase product.
Receives and inspects product and supplies for quality and quantity to ensure appropriate inventory.
Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
Helps select and develop recipes and menus.
Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:
Retirement Plan
Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:
Medical
Dental
Life Insurance/AD
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
Because this position requires you to perform services in an educational facility, there may be periods when the Company does not require you to perform work (such as winter and summer breaks when food service needs decline or cease). Any such periods during which you do not perform work on the Company's behalf will be unpaid and deemed a temporary layoff. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.