Cook

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Posted Friday, May 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Plans, prepares, cooks, and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals and beverages are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner. May test food by tasting, smelling, and piercing with a fork to determine that the food is properly cooked.

Ensures enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely, efficient, effective, and economical manner. Sets tables with plates, napkins, utensils, and buffet line for self‑service. Stores, refrigerates, and freezes foods safely; monitors expiration dates on all foods ensuring proper disposal of expired items.

Ability to properly clean kitchen appliances and utensils in accordance with local, state, and federal health regulations. Knowledge of storing food in accordance with Salvation Army policies, procedures, and regulations. Ability to prepare nutritionally tasteful and safe food for large groups efficiently and economically. Proficient in verbal and written English communication. Ability to read and comprehend manuals and written instructions. Ability to alphabetize, organize, and maintain various files.

High school diploma or G.E.D. and one year of experience planning and cooking meals for large groups of people or an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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Ability to meet attendance requirements; ability to cook, taste, and smell food; ability to perform mathematical calculations related to servings and cooking instructions. Duties involve frequent walking and/or standing with some bending, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, kneeling, squatting, and carrying light objects (usually less than 25 lbs) 15–75% of work time. Some brief periods of sitting. Work performed in a kitchen environment with limited physical discomforts associated with hot stoves/ovens and/or cold freezers.

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee to undermine its religious mission.

• Job Family: ARC‑NON‑EXEMPT
• Job Function:
  Food Service
• Pay Type:
  
  Hourly
• Location:
  
  Memphis, TN 38133, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

All qualified applicants will receive consideration. If an application is selected for review, typically only applicants who indicate the relevant education and experience requirements, as indicated in the job description for the position, may be considered for job openings.

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