Utility Worker – Relief Cook

Description

Salary Range: $40,800 - $44,431 per year (paid hourly as $19.62 - $21.36 per hour) 

Schedule: 5 days between Monday-Sunday, any 8 hours between 5:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Job Summary:

 The Relief Cook - Utility Worker is responsible for assisting the Head and Sous Chef in the smooth operation of the kitchen, along with the coordination of the dining room. The Relief Cook - Utility Worker 's responsibilities include running the dining room, receiving all food/paper orders, and acting in a lead capacity in the absence of the Head Chef and Sous Chef and maintaining a clean and safe kitchen and dining room by performing sanitation duties on a regular and consistent basis. 

 Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Oversees the daily workflow of Kitchen Volunteers.
• Oversees the daily workflow of kitchen staff in absence of Sous Chef & Head Chef. 

Essential Duties:

• Assists Head Chef and Sous Chef in training and overseeing the day-to day work of   volunteers/staff in food preparation and service activities. 
• Prepares and distributes meals. 
• Serves nutritious, well-balanced meals. 
• Uses donated food items first whenever possible. 
• Responsible for setting up catering carts.
• Ensures timely meal delivery and maintenance of quality standards, including proper equipment operation and maintenance. 
• Assures the kitchen is safe and all equipment is clean and sanitized.
• Minimizes waste while also ensuring food production quality standards.
• Watches for meal count trends to plan accordingly and ensures proper portion sizes. Works in conjunction with Head Chef to do same. 
• Practices and ensures high work standards in food safety and sanitation. Follows HACCP procedures in the flow of food and ensures proper SERV Safe™ habits within   food services team, including volunteers. 
• Receives and stores food acquired from vendors and donors. Inspects and verifies piece count and checks for quality/obvious damage. Communicates necessary adjustments to Head Chef to maintain accurate invoices.
• Performs assigned sanitation duties including pot washing, cleaning equipment, sweeping and mopping floors after each meal period, cleaning kitchen equipment, storage areas, washing walls, shelving and countertops.
• Operates dishwashing machine during any meal period as needed.
• Maintaining and cleaning of walk-in freezer and dry storage areas.
• Completes thorough written reports of any incidents and/or accidents that may occur in the kitchen and notifies Head Chef and any other appropriate/designated staff. 
• Position requires one scheduled weekend day per week and rotating holiday coverage.
• Makes Greater Boston Food Bank orders and pick-ups along with other food bank orders and pick-ups as needed.
• Adheres to agency code of conduct. 

Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent, required. 
• Further education in culinary arts a plus.
• Formal certification in food services preferred.
• A minimum of three years of related experience in direct food preparation required. 
• Restaurant experience a plus.
• Valid Driver’s License in good standing.
• Experience working within homeless services preferred.
• Lived experience with homelessness and/or recovery a plus.
• Human Service shelter or program experiences a plus. 
• Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus. 

SFH   is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer is committed to a diverse and   inclusive workforce where all staff can reach their fullest potential. We   welcome – everyone who have lived experience of homelessness and/or recovery,   and those who have faced historic barriers to competitive employment, in   particular Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and those who are   multi-lingual or multi-cultural and members of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.