Head Chef

Woods Services•Middletown Township, PA

15d•$19 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote leaning and personal fulfillment. Job Summary The Head Chef assumes the lead position in the main entree cooking area and is directly involved in the planning, preparation, and production of main courses and entree items. About Woods Services Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs. Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents, and provides outpatient and day programs.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts preferred or formal training in a Technical school, restaurant, or hotel.
Minimum four years of volume cooking experience required.
Knowledge in cook chill processing, culinary arts and gluten free foods.
Experience in high volume cooking and knowledge of proper utilization of food services equipment.
Knowledgeable of safe food preparation and must be ServSafe Certified.
Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assists the Food Service Supervisor in formulating daily production schedules, establishing raw material quantities, and setting specific food counts.
Operates cook/chill equipment according to regulatory agency standards.
Follows a daily production schedule, and uses standardized recipes in the production of all foods. Assists in revising these items when required.
Follows the department's policies and procedures for safe food production.
Instructs other personnel on tasks in the cooking area.
Assist’s Supervisor in weekly cooks scheduling
Prepares and packages main course and entree items for the menu, special requisitions and other special occasions.
Produces all food items to meet the department's delivery schedule.
Practices economic utilization of foods to avoid waste.
Maintains high quality standards on all prepared foods.
Keeps area clean, safe and organized.
Other related duties as assigned
Assists in other department positions as needed.