Culinary Aide

Description

Position Functions
To deliver a visually appealing and nutritious meal clean environment for our residents and staff, providing high quality services and high standards of cleanliness, ensuring compliance with infection control procedures. As part of the culinary team we strive to cross train all staff in our department to be multi utilized in all classifications within our department if it is within the capabilities of the individuals abilities and or set goals.

Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED diploma preferred
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and perform basic math computations as needed.
Previous Culinary experience preferred.

Physical Requirements
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and perform overhead lifting
Pushing & pulling of heavy carts up to 225 lbs.
Daily lifting of 50 pounds (if any product is in excess of weight limit two people will work together to achieve goals/ and or break down into smaller increments example: Large mixing bowl from mixer)
Ability to perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.
Standing for shifts lasting from 5hrs-11hrs / or greater if voluntarily picking up shifts.
Must be able to successfully pass physical examination and background check.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
Carry out all cleaning duties and culinary prep and cooking required by department SOP/ list for particular position.
Ensure that daily and weekly cleaning schedules are adhered to for particular position.
Maintains a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
Ensure that all culinary equipment is correctly and safely used and kept in a safe working condition. Report (Work Order) any defect to the direct acting supervisor on duty.
Be sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of the residents.
Adhere to infection control policies at all times.
Adhere to correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for all chemicals, Infection Control used.
Ensure all necessary documentation is completed daily.
Carries out other duties as assigned by the Department head/ Person In Charge (PIC) that may not be in day to day description.

Essential Functions
Prepare/ serve all meals in a safe, timely and appealing presentation, and clean work area.
Mops, Cleans, Checks and assures all items are date marked correctly.
Gathers and disposes of trash and labeling and disposal of broken glass.
Gathers all necessary items for meal services according to pre-established par levels and schedules/ list left by fellow workers (team work) and make list for our clean and close duties to gather for the shift readiness.
Cook, Cook assist, culinary aid and clean and close will keep work areas neat and orderly, clean equipment and assists with other cleaning duties as assigned.
Attend and complete mandatory meetings and in-services
Attend and participate in scheduled training and educational classes.

Culinary Positions

Cook responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position is responsible for carrying out all scratch cooking techniques, and acts as Person in Charge (PIC) when Managers are not available.
Cook assist responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position is responsible to work all pod kitchens with little to no direction needed.
Culinary aide responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position is responsible to work 1 & 2 North dining rooms and the main commissary and transport steam carts to serve meals to our residents, not to exclude dish line and clean and close duties.
Clean and close responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position is responsible for gathering all items needed to start and finish meal service as needed and clean remainder of kitchen and assure proper closing duties (Cleaning & Stocking) are performed.
Utility responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position will follow well laid out cleaning schedules for daily and weekly and monthly deep cleaning duties that are necessary to maintain a clean and sanitary environment for our residents and meet with Executive Chef on schedule days.
Utility/ Dish steward responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean and polished dish lines, café carts and all working parts to a dish operation, floors and walls and all other pertinent aspects as well as pot and pan and restocking of clean equipment.
Utility/ Stock 3rd. / 1st Shift responsible for all major duties and responsibilities and essential functions of Culinary Job Description. This position will stock and rotate all items on inventory that is on delivery order, and fill out list on inventor par items, will work as a team with fellow stock person to share in the heavy lifting and moving of all necessary items and complete annual inventory.

Personal Skills and Traits Desired
Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to exercise judgement.
Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
Adaptable, friendly, polite, courteous and caring attitude.
Thoroughness.
Ability to be organized and efficient.
Ability to work alone as well as part of a team, business dictates daily assignments which will change due to staffing levels and other unforeseen events.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
 

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have read the Culinary Job description and fully understand the requirements set forth there in.  I hereby accept the Culinary Position being offered and agree to perform the culinary position(s) in safe manner and in accordance with the facility’s established procedures.  I understand that as a result of my employment, I may be exposed to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants and hazardous chemicals and that the facility will provide to me instructions on how to prevent and control such exposures.  I further understand that I may also be exposed to the Hepatitis Virus and that the facility will make available to me, free of charge, the hepatitis B vaccination.
I understand that my employment is at-will and thereby understand that my employment can be terminated at will either by the facility or myself and that such termination can be made with or without notice.
This job description is intended to convey the general scope of the major duties and responsibilities inherent in this position. Other tasks not listed here may be assigned by the Culinary Manager(s) / Person In Charge. This job description will be reviewed and/or revised by the Executive Chef annually. This job description is a general guideline and may be changed without notice as required by the needs of the facility and in accordance with regulations.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and employee will be responsible to perform other duties as assigned by the Department Manager, Administrator or his/her delegate.

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• Competitive Salaries
• Innovative Training Programs
• Low Cost Health Insurance Option with over $1,000.00 in company contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Opportunities
• Referral and Sign on Bonus Programs
• On-Site Daycare (half off with payroll deduction)
• Preceptor Programs
• Equal Opportunity Employer
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Salary : $17 - $18