Cook

Prepares and cooks between 1600-1800 meals daily including breakfast, lunch, and dinner for both internal and external sites/programs.

Assists in ensuring quality control measures and proper sanitation practices are followed for food preparation, storage, and delivery.

Responsible for proper storing, rotation, labeling, dating and inventory control of food items.

Assists in ensuring delivery of food to all external sites and customers including delivering meals via kitchen truck, loading and unloading truck, set up of serving area, confirming correct delivery of orders, collecting and processing necessary paperwork, and addressing customer concerns and questions.

Assists in monitoring the serving of meals. Instructs servers, customers and volunteers on portion control, food ingredients and food handling.

Provides supervision to client workers.

Provides supportive mentoring to homeless clients who are employed in a job training capacity.

Assists volunteer food groups with food preparation and service as needed.

Participates in daily, weekly & monthly sanitation and cleaning schedules.

Attends weekly kitchen staff meetings and weekly food production meetings.

Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma or GED.

1-2 years' experience in large volume institutional cooking.

ServSafe Certification required.

Ability to work flexible hours when necessary.

Requires working on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days, as well as other holidays when schedule requires.

Must possess and maintain all required certifications and trainings. Sanitation certificate required or must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Ability to bend, lift and carry stock up to 50 lbs.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Bi-Lingual preferred

Valid MA driver's license with safe driver record.

Additional Information

City of Boston Residency Required, A Criminal Offenders Records Information request must be completed for this position. However, a record is not an automatic bar to employment but is reviewed in relation to the job applied for., This position requires direct client/patient contact and as a result of such direct contact, certain immunizations will be recommended and/or required prior to commencement of employment duties., Any position that requires an advanced degree will be subject to education verification, This is a grant funded position, The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply