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The Cook must be able to work as a reliable team member in a fast-paced and often-changing kitchen environment. Duties include cooking, cleaning, following standard food safety processes and assisting in student training when necessary. This role will fulfill production needs, support special events and catering. The Production Cook role will also interact with Job Training Students and mentoring, guidance and support are expected as part of good teamwork.\nCompetencies:\nAccountability: reliable, honest, and transparent; regularly makes commitments and takes ownership of responsibilities. \nEffective Communication: conveys information clearly, with respect and integrity, using a professional manner and the appropriate means and channels for audience and subject matter. \nAgility: maintains efficiency in a changing work environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. \nQuality: Work is organized, accurate and neat. The employee displays a commitment to excellence, checks work and learns from mistakes and seeks feedback to improve quality as needed. \nEngagement: contributes to the success of the organization by embracing teamwork, taking initiative on tasks and problem-resolution, and seeking out learning opportunities. \nPrimary Responsibilities:\nLabel and stock all ingredients, note discrepancies or changes.\nAppropriately prepare food, Wash, chop, and sort ingredients like fruits, vegetables, and meats\nFollow Recipe: Measure, weigh, and sort ingredients per recipe.\nLead by example, provide guidance and input for trainees participating in job training program.\nSupport inventory tracking to ensure the kitchen is well stocked, organized and prepared for menu preparation and collaborate for management staff to resupply, order schedule.\nMeet or exceed the Philabundance Standard, assure that meals look and taste attractive and as intended, prepared on a timely basis to meet deadlines.\nSupport decisions on appropriate menu substitutions, when necessary, provide input and align with Chef. Support Safe Food standards, \nFollow protocol for Food Defense Initiatives, training provided in the first 30 days. \nAlways maintain kitchen sanitation standards. Must meet all the applicable requirements as specified Serve Safe standards as well as align with all safety standards.\nMaintain professional appearance aligned with Philabundance standard, catering requirements will be specified. \nResponsible for supporting and aligning with Philabundance Cultural pillars. Ensuring communications, actions and interactions reflect a focus on People, Professionalism, Partnerships, and Progress.\nAdditional Job Duties:\nAssist in receiving, storage, production, cooling and serving of foods as needed.\nAssist in completing scheduled kitchen inspections as needed.\nAssist in preparing food for any special functions or catering.\nQualifications\nHigh School Diploma or GED preferred. \nWork Experience:\nPossess strong culinary skills and ability to deliver to produce nutritious, healthy meals aligned with Philabundance brand.\nFood preparation for industrial, educational or commercial facilities. \nPrevious experience following recipes to achieve professional product.\nPreferred:\nMinimum of two years of experience in a professional kitchen, formal training, or foodservice operation highly preferred.\nServSafe Certification preferred. Certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire; training is provided by Philabundance.\nPreviously worked with competing priorities, changes, and challenges with effective problem-solving ability and positive results.\nAbility to speak multiple languages a plus. Fluency with Spanish highly preferred.\nRequired Skills and Abilities:\nAbility to follow instructions and recipes as written.\nAbility to read and write, basic math skills and ability to follow directions.\nAbility to substitute for like items on recipes.\nServe Safe Certified, or ability to secure Certification within the first 30 days. Always uses best practices and culinary safety methods.\nAbility to follow recipes which includes ability to read and apply solid measurements, liquid measurements, and weights. Basic measurement match skills are required.\nSelf-motivated, ability to work under pressure, ability to work unsupervised.\nMust be a reliable resource and professional team member.\nA deep commitment to Philabundance’s mission\nPhysical Demands\nMust be available to work weekends and evenings as needed; or rotating schedules (i.e. specific days and times throughout the week given PCK’s 365 operations, etc.) depending on business and/or shelter staffing needs.\nMove, push/pull and carry objects/parcels no greater than 50 pounds; when lifting/lowering, pushing/pulling and carrying objects/parcels greater than 50 pounds use 2 people or mechanical.\nWork in a standing position for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week; Bend, stoop/squat, and walk intermittently throughout the day.\nAbility to work with chemicals, cleaning products, plastic and high-water temperatures for cleaning activities.\nPerform office and culinary tasks using simple hand grasp, fine hand manipulation, and reach associated with assigned tasks such as keying.\nAbility to effectively perform culinary skills such as: basic knife skills, reading thermometers, ability to stir, use equipment to blend and arrange food for safety and appearance.\nSee, hear and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper job safety conditions and communication with the public.\nMaintain an acceptable work pace and align with required deadlines. 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