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Head Cook at K-12 School
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What they do
A Cook prepares food in a restaurant or institutional kitchen. May be responsible for a specific station or type of food preparation in a larger kitchen, or specialize as a short-order or fast-food cook. May prepare meals in private homes, or cater parties.
$34,788 / year median in Minnesota
-10% projected decline
Job Description
If you enjoy cooking, working with a team of professionals, we have a spot for you on our team!
Essential Functions:
- Provide the highest quality of guest service at all times
- Execute recipes to the letter
- Prepare meals by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty
- Follow all food safety and sanitation standards
- Follows and completes production sheets
- Ability to meet deadlines in completion of daily workload
- Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food handling procedures
- Set up and tear down of workstation
- Receives and unpacks food deliveries
- Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards
- Polite and professional communication style
- Understands and utilized FIFO
- Performs other related duties as requested by the leadership team We are proud to offer competitive benefits including:
- Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities
- Work-Life balance - Guaranteed hours with no nights or weekends
- Free daily lunch
- Uniforms are provided
- Safety practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are provided
- Employee training and development
- Opportunities for advancement and to make an impact
- Culture of inclusion and belonging Who we are:
Taher, Inc. is a family owned and operated, chef-driven, food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, corporate dining and catering, , and vending and office beverage services to clients in our growing nationwide footprint. Taher, Inc. maintains a consistent presence in Food Service Management's Top 25 companies.
- Previous food service experience preferred
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Ability to adapt and change in a fast-paced environment
- Able to do simple arithmetic
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Be able to lift 30 Lbs.and stand for extended periods of time
- Dependable, Punctual
- Ability to follow all safe food handling requirements
- Successfully pass a criminal background check EOE/AA