Cook

City of San Luis; San Luis (AZ); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

City of San Luis seeks a Senior Services Cook to prepare a wide variety of regular and special diet foods using standardized recipes for daily meals and events. You will oversee kitchen staff, equipment, and processes, ensuring quality, safety, and timely service.

The role requires preparing menus, ordering ingredients, stocking and labeling foods, and maintaining sanitary standards. You will train staff and conduct weekly inspections to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED is required and six months of experience in food preparation or serving environments.
• Able to read recipes and follow safety rules to ensure quality and safety.
• Experience supervising kitchen staff and coordinating cooking schedules.
• Familiar with operating mixers, ovens, steamers, slicers and other kitchen equipment.
• Knowledge of food storage, sanitation, and inventory practices.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare, season, and cook food according to recipes and quality standards.
• Oversee kitchen staff, equipment, and cooking schedules for meals and events.
• Order, store, date, and label food; manage inventory to avoid waste.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and maintain sanitation standards.
• Train staff in food preparation, handling, and serving procedures.

Conocimientos

Read recipes

Safety procedures

Kitchen supervision

Equipment operation

Food preparation

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

YOUR FUTURE BEGINS HERE! Join one of the fastest-growing cities in Arizona and the youngest in Yuma County!

Under general supervision, prepares a wide variety of regular and special diet foods using standardized recipes. Oversees kitchen staff, equipment, and processes of preparing menus, ordering, inventorying, and serving food/meals for regular and special events.

As the Senior Services Cook, you will:

• Preview work orders and develop menus determining type and quantities of food ingredients to be ordered, purchased, and prepared.
• Prepare, season, and cook food ensuring food meet existing standard for quality, freshness, taste, and appearance.
• Oversee kitchen staff, equipment, and processes of preparing food; plan and coordinate cooking schedules, storage, inventory, and ordering.
• Order, store, date, and label food properly; assess quality and quantity to avoid over/under production of foods.
• Operate food service equipment such as mixers, slicing machines, food processors, ovens, and steamers in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ensure equipment, utensils, and food preparation facilities are inspected and maintained in clean, safe, and operable conditions.
• Consult with supervisor concerning special items, evaluation of new recipes, etc.
• Ensure required sanitary standards are consistently maintained throughout food preparation and storage areas.
• Conduct weekly inspections of kitchen areas, storage spaces, and refrigerators to ensure cleanliness, proper sanitation, and compliance with food safety standards.
• Train kitchen staff involved in food preparation and serving processes.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Will possess knowledge of:

• Nutrition and food service and safety standards.
• Principles, methods, and practices of food service, storage, and preparation.
• Principles of supervision, training, and evaluating staff.
• Knowledge of dietary needs, menu creation, and cooking principles.
• Knowledge of food storage and best practices for preventing spoilage.

Will be skilled in:

• Planning menus, ingredient quantities, purchasing, and food production requirements.
• Coordinating kitchen staff, food preparation schedules, inventory, and storage to ensure efficient meal service.
• Evaluating food quality, freshness, and quantity to maintain standards and minimize waste.
• Inspecting kitchen facilities, equipment, and storage areas to ensure proper sanitation, food safety, and operational readiness.
• Training kitchen staff in food preparation, handling, and serving procedures.

Will possess the ability to:

• Read and interpret documents such as recipes, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Complete routine reports and logs.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education, Training and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED AND
• Six (6) months of experience working in food preparation and serving environment.

License and Certifications:

All required licenses and certifications must be valid at the time of appointment and maintained throughout employment.

• Arizona Driver's License
• Food Protection Manager Certification -ServSafe
• Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card
• First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds unaided. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class, an employee uses written and oral communication skills; reads and interprets data, information and documents; analyzes and solves problems; uses math and mathematical reasoning; performs highly detailed work; deals with multiple concurrent tasks; and interacts with others encountered in the course of work, including frequent contact with customers and/or the public and dissatisfied individuals.

Work Environment

The employee works in an outside environment subject of extreme heat, dust, fumes, etc. Certain positions within the classification may require availability to work flexible schedule.

The City of San Luis is committed to Professional Growth and Career Development -

Current employees may be given preferred consideration if they meet the position's minimum requirements.

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