Cook I

Job Title: Cook I

Department: Food and Nutrition

Salary Range: $20.00 per hour

Reports to: Chef Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Harlem/Other locations as needed

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about preparing healthy and tasty meals. They have a solid understanding of flavor profiles, menu development while excelling at customer service. Those who have a lot of experience cooking in a restaurant and are ready for a more stable, calm environment may particularly enjoy this position. This position is essential to food production across all meal service times and to multiple locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cook delicious meals in accordance with menus, recipes and nutrition standards set by New York City, Director and food safety regulations

• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen space and kitchen equipment

• Serve (when needed) to residents and/or clients in a respectful manner

• Uphold food quality standards by helping to ensure continuity of recipe execution between locations

• Work with Cook Supervisor and team to complete inventory, procurement and requisite paperwork and administrative duties as needed i.e., temperature logs, etc.

• Communicates food, supply and equipment needs in a timely fashion

• Knowledge of culinary terms and techniques especially those that make healthful foods delicious

• Reliable, punctual, and dependable—a team player that understands the culture of a kitchen

• Contributes to an organized, clean and sanitary working environment as dictated by departmental and governmental regulations.

• Works in other Fortune Fresh program areas as needed

• Exemplifies the organization's mission and code of conduct.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of professional cooking experience, preferably large batch cooking

• Desire and willingness to make good nutrition part of cooking process

• Passion, creativity and awareness of food trends/tailoring food to appropriate audiences is desirable

• High school diploma or GED required

• Associates in Culinary Arts Program Completion preferred

• NYS/NYC Food Handlers Certification required, must be completed before hire

• Servsafe Certification preferred, but not required

• Knowledge of NYC Food Standards is preferred, but not required

Travel Requirements - Travel to other Fortune Society kitchen locations may be required depending on business needs.

Physical Demands : Ability to lift boxes of food and beverages as needed, up to 50 lbs.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensing, experience and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.