Food Services - Head Cook

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Demonstrate aptitude for successful fulfillment of assigned performance responsibilities. 
• Good personal hygiene.
• Such alternatives or additional qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate.

REPORTS TO:

Director of Food Services

SUPERVISION DUTIES:

Food Service Workers

JOB GOAL:

To serve attractive and nutritious meals in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and warmth.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Make recommendations to the Director of Food Services pertaining to the qualifications, employment, and welfare of all food service personnel.
2. Supervise and instruct kitchen personnel in the safe, proper, and efficient use of all kitchen equipment.
3. Maintain the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in the kitchen and cooperate with the Board of Health.
4. Check food shipments into the school, signing invoices only after each order has been verified.
5. Determine the quantities of each food to be prepared daily.
6. Prepare food according to a planned menu and tested uniform recipes and determine if the finished product is of best quality both in flavor and appearance before it is served.
7. Maintain all required records.
8. Attend annual seminars sponsored by the Missouri School Food Services Association and hold membership in Mineral Area School Food Service Association.
9. Assist the Director of Food Services in overseeing the storeroom and the maintaining of a correct monthly inventory.
10. Assist the Director of Food Services in ordering all necessary supplies.
11. Report immediately to supervisor any problem or accident occurring in the kitchen or the cafeteria premises.
12. Confer with the supervisor regarding any personnel problems.
13. Make arrangements for necessary substitute workers as directed.
14. Report to supervisor any faulty or inferior quality food which is received.
15. Supervise the daily cleaning of all kitchen equipment, and the washing and sterilizing of all dishes, silverware, and utensils.
16. Assume such other duties as assigned by supervisor or administrative personnel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  

• An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
• Frequently walk short distances.
• Continuously stand.
• Frequently bend or twist at the neck and torso.
• Continuously grip.
• Occasionally reach, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• Frequently lift ten pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in temperatures that exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 
• Work in an environment that is frequently quite loud and may require employees to raise voices to be heard. 
• There is a greater than average risk of minor burns and cuts.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

Salary, work day, and year to be established by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION:         

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board of Education's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

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