School Kitchen Lead: Cook & Meal Prep Specialist

Hawaii State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking a School Cook II (BC-06) in Honolulu to prepare and cook meals for school students and staff. The position involves planning production, weighing ingredients, and coordinating with cafeteria staff to meet meal service times.

The role requires high school graduation and experience in quantity cooking, with substitutions allowed for related education. Duties include supervising helpers, maintaining sanitation, and supporting inventory and

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• General Experience: knowledge of preparing and cooking food.
• Specialized Experience: quantity cooking in large-scale operations.
• Substitution: associate degree in Food Service may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and works closely with other food service employees to ensure meals are prepared in a timely manner to meet meal service times and/or satellite delivery schedules.
• Reviews daily/weekly/monthly food production records and makes cooking/preparation plans accordingly, estimates preparation and cooking time, determines appropriate standardized recipe, and secures necessary ingredients and equipment for preparation and cooking purposes.
• Accurately weighs and measures ingredients in accordance with approved standardized recipes and daily production needs; performs mathematical calculations to adjust recipe yield to meet daily production records serving portion/size.
• Prepares, cooks, and heats a variety of foods including sandwiches, breakfast meals, taco shells, French fries, etc.; slices food and assembles salads and sandwiches; cooks simple starches and seasons vegetables.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Meal service

Team supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking a School Cook II (BC-06) in Honolulu to prepare and cook meals for school students and staff. The position involves planning production, weighing ingredients, and coordinating with cafeteria staff to meet meal service times.

The role requires high school graduation and experience in quantity cooking, with substitutions allowed for related education. Duties include supervising helpers, maintaining sanitation, and supporting inventory and