Bulk Kitchen Specialist — Large-Scale Meal Prep

State of Wyoming; Evanston (WY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Retirement plan

Flexible schedules

Meaningful work

Job summary

The State of Wyoming seeks a Food Services Specialist to support the large-scale preparation of 500+ meals daily in a hospital setting, working with a collaborative team to follow standardized recipes and safety standards.

You will oversee food prep stations, portioning, bulk food distribution, and daily inventory control while ensuring quality and compliance with health guidelines, and assisting in staff training. Evanston-based role with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of progressive work experience in Food Services at the level of a Food Services Assistant
• Associate's Degree (typically in Culinary Arts)

Responsibilities

• Directs, coordinates, prepares and supervises the preparation of food for meals within menu, dietary, appearance, taste, temperature, and sanitation standards.
• Trains workers in safety and sanitation.
• Prepares religious and medically necessary diets and substitutions as needed.
• Directs portioning and serving of all meals.
• Oversees distribution of bulk food and pre-plated meals.
• Ensures daily health guidelines are met in food prep.
• Manages inventory and reviews daily items.
• Completes daily inventories of knives, controlled food items and tools.
• Observes and records temperatures of food, refrigerator, and freezer.

Skills

Kitchen knowledge

Warehouse knowledge

Food service equipment

OSHA rules

Inventory tracking

Education

Associate's Degree in Culinary Arts

Job description

The State of Wyoming seeks a Food Services Specialist to support the large-scale preparation of 500+ meals daily in a hospital setting, working with a collaborative team to follow standardized recipes and safety standards.

You will oversee food prep stations, portioning, bulk food distribution, and daily inventory control while ensuring quality and compliance with health guidelines, and assisting in staff training. Evanston-based role with competitive benefits.