Lead Cook

Description

Malvern Treatment Centers is currently seeking a Full-Time Lead Cook/Kitchen Manager for our King Road, PA location. This is a salaried position working 40 hours per week and is benefit eligible offering a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Position Summary: Responsible for the daily oversight of food service operation including the preparation of quality food items, sanitation, and service of the patients and staff.

Summary of Essential Position Functions:

• Prepares meals, snacks and food for patients, staff, and any other dietary function.
• Cleans kitchen, equipment, and storage areas. Oversees proper sanitation procedures and ensures compliance of weekly and monthly cleaning schedules.
• Ensures proper operation of all food service equipment and reports any concerns to the manager.
• Monitors for compliance with County, Department of Health and CARF standards.
• Follows dietary standards for special diets ordered for patients.
• Presents attractive plates with fresh, wholesome, and nutritious foods in a cost-effective manner; presents food properly seasoned; presents food on time and at proper temperatures; and prepares meals of proper quality.
• Follows recipes for food and provides food in sufficient quantity according to census.
• Ensures daily temperature logs are maintained with use of functioning thermometers in all cold storage units.
• Finds suitable uses for excess food to avoid waste.
• Properly follows FIFO guidelines for all products.
• Coordinates necessary preparation for next day’s meals.
• Plans and coordinates new ideas and new menu items.
• Attends in-services and all required trainings.
• Checks deliveries for accuracy and quality.
• Oversight of sanitation, placing food orders, confirmation of deliveries, temperature log checks, assurance of food quality and rotation.
• Assists with maintaining professional behavior and food quality and procedures for the department.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Daily oversight of all kitchen personnel.

Benefits

This position is a full time, benefit eligible position. Benefits offered include, but not limited to:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401K plan with company match
• Staff are eligible for one on site meal per shift (free of charge!)

Qualifications

Qualifications: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This position requires individuals that are client focused; team oriented; great interpersonal and communication skills; flexible to sudden changes in workload, emergency, or staffing; dependable; problem solving skills; focused on compliance and performance quality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: ServSafe Certificate required. 2 years experience required in food service.

Work Environment and Hazards: Works with extremes of heat and cold, knives and other sharps as necessary to perform duties.

Physical Requirements: Lifting up to 50 lbs. With frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs. A significant degree of walking and standing. Reaching, handling, and manual dexterity required.

Travel Required: No

Emergency Classification: Essential Personnel

*Malvern Treatment Centers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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