Full-time Cook

Pender County Government; Burgaw (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pender County Government is seeking a semiskilled cook to prepare and serve meals, clean utensils and kitchen areas, and assist with food orders under the supervision of the Cook Supervisor. The role requires working during the kitchen's normal hours, 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Responsibilities include preparing meats and vegetables for large quantities, operating standard kitchen equipment, serving meals to inmates, maintaining sanitary standards, washing dishes, stocking supplies, and assisting with

Qualifications

• General knowledge of preparing meats, bread and foods in large quantities.
• Knowledge of food values and nutrition.
• Ability to maintain sanitary standards and to work with inmates and staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks meats, vegetables, and other foods in accordance with menu.
• Operates standard cooking equipment such as range, mixers, food choppers, deep fryers, and refrigerators.
• Serves meals to inmates.
• Cleans kitchen and equipment.
• Washes dishes and performs general cleaning chores as needed.
• Receives and stocks food supplies and maintains sanitary standards.
• Participates in serving food and cleaning dining facility.

Skills

Food preparation

Meat cutting

Kitchen sanitation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Range

Mixers

Food choppers

Deep fryers

Refrigerators

Job description

• Performs semiskilled work preparing and serving meals, cleaning utensils and kitchen, ordering food, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Cook Supervisor.
• Must be able to work during normal operation hours of the kitchen, 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• Prepares and cooks meats, vegetables, and other foods in accordance with menu.
• Operated standard cooking equipment such as ranger, mixers, food choppers, deep fryers, and refrigerators.
• Serves meals to inmates.
• Cleans kitchen, equipment.
• Washes dishes and preforms general cleaning chores as needed.
• Receives and stocks food supplies maintains sanitary standards.
• Participates in serving food and cleaning dining facility.

General knowledge of materials and methods used in preparing meats, bread and other foods on a large scale and of the use and care of utensils and equipment; general knowledge of food values and nutrition; skill in cutting and carving meat; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with inmates and associates.

• High school diploma or GED and minimum experience in cooking foods in large quantities, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid drivers license in the State of North Carolina