Assistant Cook - PT

LJA Mission Statement:

The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through renewal of soul, mind and body.  

Essential Functions

• Prepares meals, using standard, approved menus in sufficient quantity and quality.

• Cooks, prepares, and seasons soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.

• Assists workers engaged in preparing foods for cafeterias, hotels, restaurants, or ready-to-serve packages.

• Washes, peels, and slices vegetables, fruits, and other ingredients used in salads and plate garnishes.

• Meets specific needs of calendar and scheduled events (regular and special).

• Operate all equipment necessary for food preparation including convection ovens, stoves, meat slivers, chopper, knives, steamers, steam kettles and skillets.

• Manage time so as to complete all the necessary tasks in the scheduled time.

• Maintain product inventory efficiently to reduce product loss due to waste.

• Report supply needs to the immediate Supervisor or Director.

• Keep all equipment, storage areas, and work areas clean and maintained to the standards set by the North Carolina Department of Health.

• Wear and maintain Lake Junaluska staff uniform.

• Comply with safety policies, practices and procedures, perform other duties as needed

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A combination of education and experience equal to 2 years in food preparation.

• Must be flexible, work well under pressure, able to follow directions. 

• Must be clean, neat, physically capable of performing all assigned duties.

• Ability to read and write instructions, correspondence and memos.

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

• Must be able to prioritize multi-task projects.

• Manage time so as to complete all the necessary tasks in the scheduled time.

Performance/Success Factors

• Be punctual to work functions; perform well in a team environment; complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner; mindful of assignments and able to prioritize tasks and events. 

• Perform routine duties with minimal supervision; occasional check of work while in progress; work is reviewed upon completion.

• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

• Strive for quality in all task and/or duties.

• Ability to receive guidance with respect to general objectives; in the majority of tasks and projects assigned, occasionally determine methods, work sequence, scheduling and how to achieve objectives of assignments; operate within policy guidelines.

• Able to work independently but operate within policy guide