Food Service Worker​/Cook

Overview

Job Location:

Natchez Campus - Natchez, MS

Position Type:
Full-Time

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED/HSE

Salary Range: $12.00 - $13.35 Hourly

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Any

Job Category:
Food Service

SUMMARY: Food Service Worker/Cook is responsible for performing food preparation and production tasks efficiently and accurately while following safe food handling policies, procedures, and recipes. This position also includes the operation of a cash register. The position reports to the Director of Food Services and the Vice President of Business Affairs.

• Responsible for preparing, cooking and portioning all menu items by following the instructions on standardized recipes.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent quality on all menu items.
• Operate the cash register and count money if needed
• Ensure that serving line is properly maintained.
• Maintain cooking area, equipment and utensils in clean, sanitary, neat and orderly manner.
• Follow all company and client policies, rules and regulations.
• Positive interaction with co-workers, clients, supervisors, and the public at large.
• Be at work on time, and in a clean uniform, and safety shoes
• Check menu, prepare and cook items following standard recipes completing the cooking by serving time.
• Serve and backup serving line.
• Label, cover, date and correctly store leftover foods.
• Check menu, pull next day's food production and accurately complete all production logs.
• Report any problems or any injuries to the manager.
• Check and log temperatures of food.
• Check and log temperatures of coolers and freezers.
• Able to assist manager as needed; such as putting up groceries and counting inventory
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma/GED/HSE
• Food service experience
• Minimum of one year experience in volume cooking
• Must be able to read & follow recipes.
• Knowledge of and experience practicing proper safety standards in handling food and equipment
• Serv Safe Certification or willing to be certified within 2 months (Must maintain Serv Safe Certification while employed in dining services)
• Preferred:
  Culinary training or experience