School Kitchen Chef — Morning, Full-Time $18/hr

Compass Group USA; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health & Wellness

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Medical Coverage

Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Chartwells K-12 is hiring for full-time Chef positions at Pulaski County Special School District in Little Rock, AR. The schedule is Monday–Friday, with two shift options and a fixed pay rate of $18.00 per hour. Prior culinary experience is preferred. Online applications are accepted.

The role involves supervising kitchen staff, preparing high-quality meals, ensuring food safety and sanitation, and managing inventory. Benefits and career growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in culinary, such as food preparation, plating dishes, and kitchen operations, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates and participates in activities of cooks and other associates engaged in preparing, cooking and serving food. Ensures all food handling, sanitation and customer service standards are met.
• Supervises hourly kitchen associates, including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews and recommending disciplinary action.
• Efficiently prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes to meet production, delivery and service schedules. Serves meals or prepares for delivery.
• Ensures proper presentation, food quality, portion control and maintenance of proper serving temperatures.
• Tracks food use, waste and consumption to requisition or purchase product.
• Receives and inspects product and supplies for quality and quantity to ensure appropriate inventory.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving area. Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, production and merchandising requirements.
• Helps select and develop recipes and menus.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary experience

Food preparation

Plating dishes

Kitchen operations

Job description

Chartwells K-12 is hiring for full-time Chef positions at Pulaski County Special School District in Little Rock, AR. The schedule is Monday–Friday, with two shift options and a fixed pay rate of $18.00 per hour. Prior culinary experience is preferred. Online applications are accepted.

The role involves supervising kitchen staff, preparing high-quality meals, ensuring food safety and sanitation, and managing inventory. Benefits and career growth opportunities are provided.