The Chef is responsible for all food production including that used for onsite catering and meetings. Develop menus food purchase specifications and recipes. Supervise staff. Develop and monitor food and labor budget for the department. Maintain the highest professional food quality and sanitation standards.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for kitchen and dining room operations during scheduled open and closing shifts
- Oversee manage and execute the day to day production of all food items including food production sheets temperature log books rotation of goods (FIFO) monitoring of production and serving times staff scheduling and planning
- Ensure that all meals are correctly prepared and ready to be served at designated meal times
- Oversee and help with dishwashing and daily garbage removal
- Ensure that receipt of all foods are stored properly and rotated
- All clients are served in a friendly quick and courteous manner using proper service techniques and portioning guidelines.
- The Chef shall be completely knowledgeable with the days menu prior to beginning of meal service. Each customer is greeted served and thanked appropriately
- Client/customer complaints and/or concerns are handled positively and efficiently. All concerns are immediately brought to the Executive Chefs attention. In the event the Executive Chef is not on site contact the Operations Director or the Operations/Clinical Supervisor on staff
- In conjunction with the Executive Chef train kitchen employees in all facets of kitchen operations including dish room deep sink serving meals dining room service line set up breakdown daily prep
- Conduct frequent inspections of kitchen dining room dish room storeroom coolers. Promptly act to correct deficiencies during inspections
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Qualifications :
- Culinary degree or in process of completion of a Culinary degree preferred.
- The Chef must possess a thorough knowledge of Culinary skills and have the ability to cook well for a difficult population.
- The ability to flex recipes to meet the nutritional needs and taste preferences of the population.
- Be familiar with food service ordering and budget management and food presentation.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application.
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Part-time