Head Chef

UNAVAILABLE; Langhorne (Bucks County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

PTO - Paid time off

On-site FREE medical center

403b retirement plan

Continuing education programs

Tuition assisted program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Woods Services is seeking a Head Chef to lead the main entree cooking area, overseeing planning, preparation, and production of main courses and entree items at our Langhorne campus.

You will assist in daily production scheduling, ensure safety and quality, and train staff to maintain high standards. This role requires experience in high-volume cooking, gluten-free knowledge, and ServSafe certification.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts preferred or formal training in a Technical school, restaurant, or hotel.
• Minimum four years of volume cooking experience required.
• Knowledge in cook chill processing, culinary arts and gluten free foods.
• Experience in high volume cooking and knowledge of proper utilization of food services equipment.
• Knowledgeable of safe food preparation and must be ServSafe Certified.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Food Service Supervisor in formulating daily production schedules, establishing raw material quantities, and setting specific food counts.
• Operates cook/chill equipment according to regulatory agency standards.
• Follows a daily production schedule, and uses standardized recipes in the production of all foods. Assists in revising these items when required.
• Follows the department's policies and procedures for safe food production.
• Instructs other personnel on tasks in the cooking area.
• Assist's Supervisor in weekly cooks scheduling
• Prepares and packages main course and entree items for the menu, special requisitions and other special occasions.
• Produces all food items to meet the department's delivery schedule.
• Practices economic utilization of foods to avoid waste.
• Maintains high quality standards on all prepared foods.
• Keeps area clean, safe and organized.
• Other related duties as assigned
• Assists in other department positions as needed.

Skills

Volume cooking

ServSafe certified

Food safety

Food preparation

Lifting ability

Education

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Cook/chill equipment

Food service equipment

Job description

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote leaning and personal fulfillment.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO -Paid time off
• On-site FREE medical center
• 403b retirement plan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition assisted program
• Career growth opportunities

Salary: $19.00 - $23.00 / hour - depending upon experience / education

Job Summary

The Head Chef assumes the lead position in the main entree cooking area and is directly involved in the planning, preparation, and production of main courses and entree items.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Food Service Supervisor in formulating daily production schedules, establishing raw material quantities, and setting specific food counts.
• Operates cook/chill equipment according to regulatory agency standards.
• Follows a daily production schedule, and uses standardized recipes in the production of all foods. Assists in revising these items when required.
• Follows the department's policies and procedures for safe food production.
• Instructs other personnel on tasks in the cooking area.
• Assist's Supervisor in weekly cooks scheduling
• Prepares and packages main course and entree items for the menu, special requisitions and other special occasions.
• Produces all food items to meet the department's delivery schedule.
• Practices economic utilization of foods to avoid waste.
• Maintains high quality standards on all prepared foods.
• Keeps area clean, safe and organized.
• Other related duties as assigned
• Assists in other department positions as needed.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts preferred or formal training in a Technical school, restaurant, or hotel.
• Minimum four years of volume cooking experience required.
• Knowledge in cook chill processing, culinary arts and gluten free foods.
• Experience in high volume cooking and knowledge of proper utilization of food services equipment.
• Knowledgeable of safe food preparation and must be ServSafe Certified.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

About Woods Services

Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioural health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioural and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioural healthcare needs.

Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents, and provides outpatient and day programs.