Community Meals Cook

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina

POSITION TITLE: Community Meals Cook

DEPARTMENT: Providence Community Meals

REPORTS TO: Community Meals Chef

SUPERVISES None

FLSA STATUS: Non- Exempt

DATE: March 2024

BASIC FUNCTION: Assists with the delivery and service of high-quality food to agencies and wholesale customers with a wide variety of nutritional needs; assists with day-to-day operations in specific functions and work areas; provides student leadership in the absence of the Community Meals Chef.

Mission Focus:

Second Harvest's mission is to align with our neighbors and together build hunger free communities. The Community Meals Cook assists in this effort by partnering with the Community Meals team in successful implementation of the delivered meals programs by helping create and package nutritious meals for our neighbors.

Essential Job Functions (the required results/outcomes of the job):

· Supports the attainment of organizational goals by maintaining quality standards for food preparation and presentation, as well as cleanliness and sanitation. Maintains daily, weekly, and monthly food safety logs.

· Oversees student activity in the Kitchen by assuring that production needs are relayed to Community Meals Chef so that adequate prepped materials are available for production. Prepare and cook all production and assist with daily lunch.

· Coordinates the delivery and service of high-quality food to agencies with a wide variety of nutritional needs and dietary restrictions by following Providence recipe and procedure manuals, coordinating agency pickups and deliveries and assuring accurate labeling of all Providence foods.

· Assists in compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations for the preparation, service, and nutritional content of food by assisting Chefs in kitchen sanitation program.

· Assists in department's catering operation by working on catering events as directed by the Community Meals Kitchen Manager.

· Ensures safe work areas by complying with all OSHA, health, and sanitation regulations and requirements including, but not limited to, the implementation of safety, hazardous communication, fall prevention, and bloodborne pathogen programs, conducting accident/injury investigations, providing new employee orientation and required in-service training.

• Communicates daily with Community Meals Chef on what product is to be produced.
• Inventory- Responsible for reporting daily production levels to Community Meals Chef.
• Check freezer daily based on placement of items pertaining to ServSafe.
• Obtains ServSafe certification within six month of hiring.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to lift up to 15-20 pounds without assistance as needed
• Able to move through warehouse, kitchen, and retail environments independently and safely
• Able to remain in one place for long periods of time whether standing or sitting
• Able to understand others and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Standing
• Sitting
• Bending
• Climbing Stairs
• Walking
• Lifting
• Carrying
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Vision/sight
• Touch
• Smell

Minimum education required: High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent

Minimum experience preferred: Minimum of 3 years cooking experience in a food service operation, preferably in a variety of settings.

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required:

• Customer service orientation
• Cleaning and Sanitation
• Waste Control and Inventory
• Quality focus (TQM, etc.)
• Safety-conscious
• Communication skills (written, oral, & presentation)
• Organizational skills
• Training/Staff Development
• Teamwork
• Customer service orientation

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person