Head Chef

Woods Services; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

PTO

On-site medical center

403b retirement

Continuing education

Tuition assistance

Career growth

Job summary

Woods Services seeks a Head Chef to lead the main entree cooking area, overseeing planning, preparation and production of core dishes. You will work closely with supervision to meet daily production goals while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Ideal candidates have four years of volume cooking experience, culinary training, and familiarity with gluten-free menus. This role includes strong teamwork and the ability to lift up to fifty pounds in a busy kitchen.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or formal culinary training.
• Minimum four years of volume cooking experience.
• Knowledge of gluten-free foods and cook-chill processes.
• ServSafe certified and able to lift 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Formulates daily production schedules with the supervisor.
• Operates cook/chill equipment per standards.
• Follows recipes and revises as needed.
• Adheres to safe food production procedures.
• Instructs staff in cooking area tasks.
• Assists weekly cooks scheduling.
• Prepares and packages main courses for the menu and events.
• Produces food to meet delivery schedules.
• Minimizes waste through economical use of foods.
• Maintains high quality across all prepared foods.
• Keeps area clean, safe and organized.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary arts

High-volume cooking

Food safety

Physical strength

Gluten-free cooking

Education

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

Cook/chill 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, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.

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