Lead Cook

Location: Center of Hope

Full-Time

About this opportunity:

Assists the Housing Manager in ensuring operational effectiveness in planning, preparing, cooking, and serving nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals 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. Assigns, instructs, and monitors work of Cook Assistants.

Key responsibilities:

• Assigns, instructs, and monitors work of Cook Assistants. Ensures meals are prepared as planned.
• Plans menus and purchases food and supplies necessary for the preparation and servicing of nutritional meals.
• Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.
• Ensures that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.
• Sets tables with plates, napkins and utensils or sets up buffet line for self-service. Assembles plates according to the menu matrix.
• Sets up line stations (fryers, assembler, broil, frill, and steamers) and coordinates activity on the line.
• Cooks all fried to order, proper temperatures and color. Filters oil according to standards.
• Broil-selects, seasons, and cooks' items to order using proper procedures.
• Serves food and beverages in a presentable manner. Prepares plates for infants or persons requiring additional assistance.
• Assist with the operation of supplemental food and beverage services for a coffee carte, vending, snack bar/concessions and catering events.
• Clean tables, chairs, floors, dishes, utensils, and kitchen appliances.
• Stores, refrigerates, and freezes food in a safe and economical manner; monitors expiration dates on all foods ensuring proper disposal of food with expired dates.
• Prepares snacks and prepares plates of food for people eating after normal serving hours.
• Maintains a high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room throughout the meal period and closing of the facility; ensures that all meals are prepared in a safe manner; ensures all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene; ensures compliance with health regulations.

• Ability to order take inventory of food and kitchen supplies and maintain an adequate level of inventory.
• Knowledge of meal planning techniques.
• Knowledge of proper cooking methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of acceptable food storage and cleaning techniques.
• Knowledge of health codes in the Augusta, GA area required.
• Ability to assign, instruct, train, and monitor the work of other kitchen staff.
• Ability to work hands on in all meal preparation areas and cook nutritional tasteful, and safe food for large groups in a timely manner.
• Inspects to ensure that all safety, sanitation, energy management and preventive maintenance plans are in continual use.
• Maintains proper supply and orderliness of kitchen stock inventory in order to meet the needs of the kitchen; takes inventory and provides a list of food needs to the Housing Manager. When food orders arrive, verifies that supplies are received and that invoices are accurate, then submits to the Housing Manager for further processing.
• Assists Housing Manager with scheduling responsibilities, and training of the kitchen staff.
• Assists in coordinating and carry-out arrangements for programs and special events.
• Monitors work and instructs volunteers who are assisting in preparing and serving meals and cleaning of kitchen equipment. Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for in you:

• High School diploma or equivalent, and
• Three (3) years of experience cooking food for large groups with some experience coordinating the work of other kitchen staff, or
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to meet attendance requirements; Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language; Ability to cook, taste, and smell food; Duties are usually performed by frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting; Work is performed in a normal kitchen environment where there may be limited physical discomforts associated with working around hot stoves/ovens or cold freezers.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

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

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Application Submittal Period:  08/21/2024-09/10/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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