COOK II

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State benefits

Job summary

The State of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services in Salisbury, MD is seeking a cook to prepare and cook meals according to standardized recipes and HACCP-based procedures. You will maintain a clean kitchen, assemble items, and ensure safe, nutritious meals for youth in a residential program.

Qualified candidates have three years of institutional cooking experience; ServSafe certification is preferred. Substitution options exist for education and military service.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in food preparation in public or governmental establishments.
• Substitution options: vocational/technical high school in food service for up to two years of experience.
• Military culinary or Food Services experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• HS Diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes and HACCP-based SOPs.
• Deliver food to the service line and check trays to maintain supply.
• Maintain kitchen and work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Assemble food items daily using FIFO procedures and measure ingredients as needed.

Skills

Food preparation

HACCP sanitation

FIFO handling

Time flexibility

Education

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this position is to prepare and cook food according to the Food Service Administrator/Manager or the DJS menus using standardized recipes and production sheets while adhering to food safety/sanitation requirements established by HACCP- based standard operating procedures. Maintenance of the kitchen and work area in a clean and orderly manner. This relates to the mission by providing safe, nutritious meals for youth housed at a residential program.

Introduction

GRADE ASTD8

LOCATION OF POSITION Department of Juvenile Services

Lower Eastern Shore Children’s Center

405 Naylor Mill Road

Salisbury, MD 21801

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this position is to prepare and cook food according to the Food Service Administrator/Manager or the DJS menus using standardized recipes and production sheets while adhering to food safety/sanitation requirements established by HACCP- based standard operating procedures. Maintenance of the kitchen and work area in a clean and orderly manner. This relates to the mission by providing safe, nutritious meals for youth housed at a residential program.

POSITION DUTIES

Some key responsibilities of this position may include, but not be limited, to the following:

• Preparation of food requires the use of both simple and complex standardized recipes for a quantity food service operation. Adherence to food safety/sanitation practices according to HACCP-based standard operating procedures.
• Ready and available to work unscheduled times and overtime due to staff shortages and emergencies.
• Delivery of food to the food service line. Check the tray line periodically to keep the service line supplied with food.
• Maintenance of kitchen and work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Requisitions and assembles food items daily as needed to prepare recipes for menu items. Uses FIFO procedures for requisition of food. Measures or weighs food as needed to follow standardized recipes.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: None.

Experience: Three years of experience in food preparation at a public or governmental establishment, such as a restaurant, hospital or comparable institution involving the cooking of meats and vegetables and the preparation of salads and beverages.

Notes

• Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited vocational/technical high school with a major in food service or a related field for up to two years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Culinary classifications or Food Services specialty codes in the Equipment Services and Facilities field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of experience in the preparation of food involving the cooking of meats and vegetables and the preparation of salads and beverages in an institutional setting such as hospitals, nursing homes, universities, or correctional facilities.
• Possession of a ServSafe Certification
• One (1) year experience in the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
• HS Diploma or GED is preferred

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

N/A

Benefits

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Employment Rights and Equal Opportunity Statements

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

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