Culinary Prep & Service Associate

Training Rehabilitation & Development Institute; Gypsum Township (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Training Rehabilitation & Development Institute in the United States is seeking a kitchen support role to prepare, portion, and serve hot and cold foods in a busy dining environment. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of experience in a commercial food service setting, with strong communication and time-management skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities include station setup, food storage, customer interaction, equipment

Qualifications

• High school education or GED.
• 1-year relevant work experience within a commercial food service environment.
• Ability to organize effectively, solve problems quickly and communicate clearly.
• Focused with a drive to succeed.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle both internal and external conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, and season and knead foods for cooking, serving and storing.
• Assist in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
• Inspect workstations for compliance with service standards.
• Clean and sanitize workstations and equipment following all Sodexo, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Set up stations with entree, soups, salads, breads, condiments, other food products and utensils.
• Provide general stocking duties in service area.
• Serve and replenish food from counters and steam tables and break down stations at the end of meal periods.
• Use a stepping stool.
• Brews coffee and tea.
• May be required to restock other beverage areas.
• May work on a tray line to distribute food.
• Interacts with customers in the serving, retail and dining areas.
• Assist customers with opening containers and cutting food when requested.
• Washes dishes by hand or place them in a dishwashing machine.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators and meat blocks.
• Sweeps, mops, cleans and vacuums floors.
• Break down and store food items at the end of each day’s final meal period.
• Remove and move trash and garbage from designated areas.
• Transfers supplies and equipment within and between storage and work areas such as pantry and dish room.
• Attend all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Comply with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Complies with all Sodexo HACCP policies and procedures.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Adheres to Operations Security (OPSEC) standard operations procedures.
• Adheres to Property Control Plan for management of Government Furnished Property (GFP).
• Adheres to the safety and health program that complies with EM 385-1-1 and applicable OSHA, DOD, Armed Forces Branch(s), Federal, state, and local safety, environmental and health requirements.
• Maintain a site-specific Accident Prevention Plan (APP) in accordance with Appendix A, EM 385-1-1.
• Other tasks as directed by the Project Manager/Supervisor.
• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Skills

Communication skills

Team delegation

Confidentiality

Decision making

Flexibility

Detail orientation

Commercial cooking experience

Security clearance

Drug Free Workplace

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Training Rehabilitation & Development Institute in the United States is seeking a kitchen support role to prepare, portion, and serve hot and cold foods in a busy dining environment. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of experience in a commercial food service setting, with strong communication and time-management skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities include station setup, food storage, customer interaction, equipment