Cook/Baker - 7241 - New Highland
Cook/Baker - 7241 - New Highland
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CLASS TITLE: COOK/BAKER
This is a full-time position; 180 days per school year; 7 hrs/day.
BASIC FUNCTION:
Prepare cook bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an assigned school site; assist in other food preparation duties as directed; maintain facilities in a clean and sanitary condition; train and provide work direction to others.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Prepare and bake rolls biscuits breads cakes cookies and other baked goods; prepareand combine necessary ingredients.
- Prepare and cook meat dishes vegetables and other main dishes; prepare saladssandwiches fruit soups sauces and other foods.
- Assist in determining appropriate quantity of food items for cooking and baking; adjust and extend recipes as needed; maintain food quality standards including appearance and nutritional requirements.
- Monitor temperatures of food to assure safety and quality standards are met; monitorwater temperatures to assure proper temperature for sanitizing.
- Serve food according to established guidelines and replenish serving containers asneeded; serve and sell lunch items to faculty.
- Clean cafeteria equipment utensils and appliances and store food supplies; assurecompliance with kitchen sanitation and safety procedures and regulations cleanrefrigerators and storerooms as required.
- Assist in storing unused food and supplies; dispose of unusable leftovers; utilize proper methods of handling foods to be stored.
- Operate a variety of standard kitchen utensils and equipment including slicer choppermixer steamer fryer dishwasher electric warmer range oven pressure cooker cashregister dishwasher and other cafeteria equipment as required.
- Train and provide work direction to others.
- Record amounts of food sold and monies collected as assigned; assist with inventory and maintain routine records as directed; prepare records of foods cooked and foods left over.
- Prepare and bake food for special events as needed; assist at banquets or special events as required.
- Assist in other food service areas as needed; collect money and make correct change.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Principles and methods of quantity food service preparation serving and storage.
- Sanitation and safety practices related to handling cooking baking and serving food.
- Methods of preparing and serving food in large quantities.
- Methods of adjusting and extending recipes and proper substitutions.
- Proper methods of storing equipment materials and supplies.
- Standard kitchen equipment utensils and measurements.
- Health and safety regulations.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Basic math and cashiering skills.
ABILITY TO:
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Prepare cook bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an assigned food servicefacility.
- Prepare and serve food in accordance with health and sanitation regulations.
- Operate and maintain standard machines and equipment found in school cafeterias andkitchens.
- Prepare attractive appetizing and nutritious meals for students and staff.
- Lift bend reach and stand.
- Follow adjust and extend recipes.
- Understand and follow oral and written directions.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Lift heavy objects.
- Maintain routine records.
- Meet schedules and time lines.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Plan and organize work.
- Observe health and safety regulations.
- Train and provide work direction to others.
- Make change accurately.
- Read and write at a level required for successful job performance.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and one year experience in cooking and baking food in large quantities.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Must complete training course for certification of beginning school food personnel asprescribed in 702 KAR 6:045.
Employment Type
Full-Time
