Job Summary:

The Cook provides support and participates in the preparation of food items in accordance with CentroNía recipes and established standards in the continued effort to deliver nutritious meals, educating adults and children to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepares food items according to designated recipes and quality standards.
• Recipes standardization.
• Supervise timely food delivery.
• Manage kitchen staff and delegate meal preparation tasks, cooking, and delivering food in a timely fashion.
• Review and process catering requests in a friendly, timely, and efficient manner.
• Prepare requisitions and place orders for supplies and food items, as needed.
• Practice correct food handling and food storage procedures according to federal, state, local, and company regulations.
• Ensure knowledge of the menu and all food products.
• Oversee and maintain cleanliness and food sanitation.
• Prepare, pack, and date baby food as needed
• Baby food production.
• Prepare special diets.

Required Competencies:

• Commitment to growth through attendance to professional development activities.
• Demonstrate flexibility regarding schedules, sharing of tasks, and changes in routines or plans.
• Ability to contribute new ideas and diverse methods of problem-solving to the group.
• Dependability, patience, and honesty.
• Positive attitude towards the work.
• Respectful of diversity and open-minded.
• Helpful to others and able to work cooperatively
• Bilingualism in English and Spanish is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is desirable

Key Qualifications – Required experience and education

• Three years of experience in the kitchen
• Culinary Arts or Hospitality Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience in lieu of educational requirements.
• A food Handler license is a must.
• Basic verbal and writing skills
• Flexibility regarding schedules, sharing of tasks, and changes in routines and plans.

Expected Work hours:

A maximum of 40 hours a week.

Travel

No traveling is expected for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

CentroNía participates in E-Verify to confirm the work authorization of employees. This position requires submission of a required fingerprint background check.

EEO Statement

CentroNía provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, CentroNía complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of work, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Physical Demands

To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, it is necessary to specify the physical, mental, and environmental conditions of the job's Essential Duties. The following codes are used to explain the frequency of physical activity:

"F" for frequently; "O" for occasionally; "N" for not at all

On the job, the employee must be able to carry/lift loads of:

( F ) Moderate (25-50lbs.)

( O ) Heavy (over 50 lbs.)

On the job, the employee must:

( F ) Bend ( O ) Sit ( F ) Squat and Kneel ( F ) Stand ( F ) Crawl ( F ) Walk ( O ) Climb ( F ) Push/Pull

( F ) Handle objects (Manual Dexterity) ( O ) Reach above shoulder level ( F ) Use fine finger movements.