Prepares food for cafeteria and assists with all aspects of food service department. Subscribes to and promotes Goodwill of the Finger Lakes’ mission, vision and values. Functions as an active Food Service team member to achieve organization and department goals.
Competencies needed to be successful in this job include: service to our customers an action orientation, ability to deal with ambiguity, strong customer focus, critical thinking, timely decision-making, interpersonal savvy, organizational agility and strong analytical skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Prepares food items according to production sheet for customers.
Cold and Hot foods
Baking
Prepares and assists serving food for the cafeteria; this may include sandwiches, salads, desserts, and breakfast items.
Replenishes cafeteria line as needed.
Ability to handle money.
Assist in material handling
Receiving and rotating stock according to department of health and department standards.
Handles all food in accordance with the critical control points of time and temperature as required by the Monroe County Health Department.
Calibrate thermometer daily or when needed.
Maintains appropriate records including usage sheets and temperatures Labels food items that are to be stored overnight in a ready to cook or serve state.
Deliver in and out of house catering. According to department of health and departments guild lines.
Ship paper products according to delivery sheets.
Operates all equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
Maintains clean and sanitary food service areas as required by the Monroe County Health Department.
Monitors general inventory of cooking supplies (i.e., flour, spices, foil, etc.) and reports needs to the Food Service Manager.
Contributes to the overall effectiveness of the organization and the department by completing all other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate reliability and dependability by working scheduled hours.
Demonstrate punctuality by reporting to work on time and leaving work at the assigned end of shift.
As a member of the Food Services team, responds to and assists with, meeting the daily demands of the department as needed:
Assist with moving stock.
Mandatory in-services are completed within established time frame
Maintains facility and departmental dress code
Know location of the Safety Data Sheets
Know were location of fire extinguishers; pull boxes and proper evacuation of department
Contributes to the overall effectiveness of the organization and the department by completing all other tasks, as assigned.
ORGANIZATION EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYEE:
Adheres to Organization Policy and Procedures.
Acts as a role model within and outside the Organization.
Performs duties as workload necessitates.
Attendance and Dependability: The employee can be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work. Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner and is conscientious about assignments.
Communication and Contact: The employee communicates both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
Relationships with others: The employee works and communicates effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company. The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships.
Employee will adhere to mission statement and guiding principles.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist in supervising WEP, Lifespan, and temporary workers. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Organization’s policies and applicable laws.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred. Minimum of one year experience in quantity food preparation.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
KNOWLEDGE:
Must possess strong working knowledge of proper food handling, sanitation and safety procedures.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Able to read and interpret documents such as recipes, safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions. Communicate effectively with visitors and other employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and common fractions.
REASONING ABILITY:
Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use cooking implements and equipment. The employee must reach up onto shelves and into or under refrigerators and other equipment. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 – 30 pounds.
The employee must be able to taste and/or smell the food being prepared. The employee is required to stand most of the day and to communicate effectively with other employees.
For reasons of safety, sanitation control, quality of product and aesthetics, the specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts (such as slicing machines) and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold (from freezers) and extreme heat (from stoves and ovens). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Veteran/Disability