Food Service Cook

Skyline Education Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyline Schools in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Cook to prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and snack meals for 250–350 students in a 6th–12th setting. The role requires following recipes, maintaining clean workstations, and complying with health and nutrition standards.

The cook will operate kitchen equipment, monitor temperatures, read menus, estimate production needs, and coordinate with the cafeteria team to ensure timely meal service and proper portions.

Qualifications

• Education or equivalent experience: High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of related kitchen work experience, K-12 preferred.
• Food Handlers/Card required; ServSafe optional.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Breakfast, Lunch, snacks for students in a 6th-12th setting.
• Set up cafeteria line with proper temperatures and serving utensils.
• Operate kitchen equipment to measure, mix, and prepare ingredients.
• Read menus, estimate food requirements, and plan production orders.
• Maintain clean, sanitary workstations and follow health procedures.
• Serve meals on the line meeting regulatory portions/requirements.
• Pull daily production needs from storeroom for next day/ week.

Skills

Culinary skills

Food preparation

Kitchen equipment

Food safety

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Skyline Schools

Position Title: Cook

Position Summary:

• Follows basic recipes and/or production directions for preparing, cooking, tasting, for consumption in a 6th-12th establishment. Prepares Breakfast, Lunch, Snack meals for 250-350 students and Sports team meals.
• Ensures cafeteria line is set-up properly, including holding temperatures and time, proper serving utensils.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, utilizing USDA Foods and Child Nutrition products.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisitions supplies.
• Clean and sanitized workstations and equipment and must follow County Health Department, Skyline Schools, and all regulatory rules and procedures.
• Serves on cafeteria line ensuring all meals served meet regulatory portions and requirements.
• Pulls daily production requirements per production requirements from storeroom, walk-in and/or freezer. Preps product for the next day’s/ weeks menu requirements.

Typical Knowledge and Skills:

• Applies basic culinary skills and develop skills appropriate for the position. Focuses primarily on area of specialty, assists in all other areas within kitchen. Good working knowledge of food preparation. Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment. Requires cooking experience.

Requirements:

• Education or Equivalent Experience: High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Function Specific Experience: 1-2 years of related work experience, K-12 preferred.
• Certification Requirements: Food Handlers Card (ServSafe Certificate optional)

Supervision Provided:

• Cafeteria Manager provides close supervision involving detailed instructions and constant checking on work performance.
• Daily Production Meetings as needed by Food Service Manager and Director

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an area that is adequately lighted and ventilated. Works in a kitchen environment.
• Physical Demands: Ability to perform the position which requires agility, dexterity and long periods of standing, bending, and carrying or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 25 pounds or more.