Cook; Residential Day Shift

Volunteers of America - Colorado•Commerce City, CO

29d•$20 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Cook - Residential prepares and packages meals for delivery to residential sites, ensuring compliance with food safety standards. This role manages onsite food and supply inventory, supports receiving sites with inventory tracking, and assists with food production across the program as needed, including Child Nutrition and staff meals.

Requirements

Prepare quantity soups and casserole dishes.
Assemble sauces and gravies.
Roast, Bake, Braise, or Steam meats, starches, and vegetables.
Cleans and organizes workstation and equipment.
Two Years' experience in a high-volume kitchen
Ability to read and write, following standardized recipes. Ability to perform basic kitchen mathematical calculations
Ability to lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs.
Servsafe certified or ability to acquire certification within 90 days of hire.
Satisfactory regular attendance and timeliness.

Nice To Haves

Models core culture attributes of Volunteers of America, Colorado that include "AIRS" (Accountability, Integrity, Respect, and Service)
Models and pursues with vigor Volunteers of America, Colorado three strategic critical virtues of hhs
(hungry, humble, people smart)
Demonstrates initiative and sense of urgency.
CACFP compliance experience
Clearly and respectfully communicates with Agency staff, volunteers, clients, and vendors.
The ability to manage multiple moving parts and recipes within a kitchen environment
Solid time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Works with Community Contract Meal Services Lead to prepare hot and cold menu items as specified, following recipes, under the Kitchen Manager supervision.
Assists with preparing, cooking and packaging nutritious meals and snacks for children in accordance with CACFP meal pattern requirements, Head Start Performance Standards, and all applicable health and sanitation guidelines.
Uses acquired culinary skills to produce high quality products, ensuring excellent taste, appearance, texture and client acceptability.
Portions and packages food according to number of meals ordered, minimizing waste and leftover items.
Using menu plans, requisitions product and supplies in advance to ensure accuracy and efficient workflow.
Maintains a safe, clean work area and strictly follows proper sanitation policies.
Ensures product safety by always employing proper temperature controls.
Uses and maintains kitchen equipment in a clean, safe, and appropriate manner.
Chills and properly stores any unused product or leftovers.
Prepares special event meals and requested items as directed by the Kitchen Manager.
Attend all meetings and Agency training as required.
Direct, train, or assist other kitchen employees, temporary workers, or volunteers.
Assists in other sections of the kitchen to ensure kitchen production needs are met
Performs all other duties as assigned.