Lead Cook 3 - Institutional Kitchen Supervisor (6am-2pm)

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; Washington; Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 62.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Ferry transportation

Premium pay

On-site work three days a week may add

Zusammenfassung

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) SCC Cook 3 at the Special Commitment Center (McNeil Island, WA) leads and coordinates food service staff to prepare and serve high-quality meals. You will supervise cooks, ensure dietary orders are followed, and maintain strict safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires coordinating meal preparation, training resident workers, and adhering to complex recipes while managing daily operations across three meals per day.

Qualifikationen

• Understanding of principles, methods, and procedures involved in a large-scale food preparation and cooking operation.
• Knowledge of kitchen and dining room work, personal hygiene, sanitation, housekeeping practices, and operation of standard kitchen appliances and equipment.
• Ability to learn routines involved in preparing and serving food, follow written and oral instructions, and instruct residents.
• Demonstrated safe food handling practices, sanitation, and universal safety precautions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment completing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Additional training in working with Sexually Violent Predators is provided and is mandatory.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with clients, management, peers, and the public.

Aufgaben

• Supervise, direct, train, and work side by side with others and assist cooks with all aspects of meal preparation.
• Assign daily work assignments, answer questions, and problem solve
• Work with resident workers and provide vocational training
• Follow complex recipes and prepare various food items for three meals a day
• Operate cooking and kitchen equipment
• Follow and adjust recipes to make the appropriate amount of food and follow dietary orders accurately
• Ensure proper food distribution to living units
• Operate and sanitize kitchen equipment according to the State Health Code, and Federal standards, and follow safe food handling practices and clean-as-you-go procedures

Kenntnisse

Large-scale cooking

Kitchen sanitation

Food safety

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Resident training

Problem solving

Jobbeschreibung

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) SCC Cook 3 at the Special Commitment Center (McNeil Island, WA) leads and coordinates food service staff to prepare and serve high-quality meals. You will supervise cooks, ensure dietary orders are followed, and maintain strict safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires coordinating meal preparation, training resident workers, and adhering to complex recipes while managing daily operations across three meals per day.