Cook

Primary Function: This position is responsible for preparing and cooking food in a professional kitchen, ensuring high-quality in-house meals, and contracted, catering meals are delivered to customers while maintaining food safety standards.

Hours: Monday through Friday (7:00 a.m.

- 2:45 p.m.) – ability to be flexible when needed.

• Food Preparation: Prepare ingredients and menu items according to recipes and presentation standards. This includes washing, chopping, and measuring ingredients.
• Cooking: Execute cooking techniques to prepare meals, ensuring they are cooked to the correct temperature and flavor.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other kitchen staff to ensure timely and efficient food preparation during service. Assist with internal food serving.
• Sanitation: Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and workstations, adhering to food safety and sanitation standards.
• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels and assist in ordering supplies as needed to ensure the kitchen is well-stocked.
• Menu Development: Contribute creative ideas for daily specials and assist in menu planning and recipe development.
• Quality Control: Ensure that all food served meets quality standards in taste, presentation, and portion control.

• Experience: Previous experience as a cook in a restaurant or food service industry is required (minimally 2 years).
• Culinary
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation, and kitchen equipment including stoves, refrigeration, slicer, knives and dishwashing machine.
• Attention to Detail:
  Ability to follow recipes accurately and maintain high standards of food presentation.
• Teamwork: Willingness to work alongside adults with disabilities and learn strategies for interacting and working collaboratively, including teaching them cooking skills as necessary.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Food Safety Knowledge: Understanding of food safety and hygiene practices, including proper food handling and storage.
• Valid driver's license with a clean record.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal health and sanitation laws.
• Minimally, must have Serve Safe Food Handler certification or ability to achieve within six months of hire.

North Jersey Friendship House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.