Utility Worker – Relief Cook

Boston, MA (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39++Boylston+St+Boston+MA+USA+02116) • Food Services

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Salary Range: $40,800 - $44,431 per year (paid hourly as $19.62 - $21.36 per hour)

Schedule: 5 days between Monday-Sunday, any 8 hours between 5:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Job Summary:

The Relief Cook - Utility Worker is responsible for assisting the Head and Sous Chef in the smooth operation of the kitchen, along with the coordination of the dining room. The Relief Cook - Utility Worker 's responsibilities include running the dining room, receiving all food/paper orders, and acting in a lead capacity in the absence of the Head Chef and Sous Chef and maintaining a clean and safe kitchen and dining room by performing sanitation duties on a regular and consistent basis.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily workflow of Kitchen Volunteers.

• Oversees the daily workflow of kitchen staff in absence of Sous Chef & Head Chef.

Essential Duties:

• Assists Head Chef and Sous Chef in training and overseeing the day-to day work of volunteers/staff in food preparation and service activities.

• Prepares and distributes meals.

• Serves nutritious, well-balanced meals.

• Uses donated food items first whenever possible.

• Responsible for setting up catering carts.

• Ensures timely meal delivery and maintenance of quality standards, including proper equipment operation and maintenance.

• Assures the kitchen is safe and all equipment is clean and sanitized.

• Minimizes waste while also ensuring food production quality standards.

• Watches for meal count trends to plan accordingly and ensures proper portion sizes. Works in conjunction with Head Chef to do same.

• Practices and ensures high work standards in food safety and sanitation. Follows HACCP procedures in the flow of food and ensures proper SERV Safe™ habits within food services team, including volunteers.

• Receives and stores food acquired from vendors and donors. Inspects and verifies piece count and checks for quality/obvious damage. Communicates necessary adjustments to Head Chef to maintain accurate invoices.

• Performs assigned sanitation duties including pot washing, cleaning equipment, sweeping and mopping floors after each meal period, cleaning kitchen equipment, storage areas, washing walls, shelving and countertops.

• Operates dishwashing machine during any meal period as needed.

• Maintaining and cleaning of walk-in freezer and dry storage areas.

• Completes thorough written reports of any incidents and/or accidents that may occur in the kitchen and notifies Head Chef and any other appropriate/designated staff.

• Position requires one scheduled weekend day per week and rotating holiday coverage.

• Makes Greater Boston Food Bank orders and pick-ups along with other food bank orders and pick-ups as needed.

• Adheres to agency code of conduct.

Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent, required.

• Further education in culinary arts a plus.

• Formal certification in food services preferred.

• A minimum of three years of related experience in direct food preparation required.

• Restaurant experience a plus.

• Valid Driver’s License in good standing.

• Experience working within homeless services preferred.

• Lived experience with homelessness and/or recovery a plus.

• Human Service shelter or program experiences a plus.

• Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus.

SFH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where all staff can reach their fullest potential. We welcome – everyone who have lived experience of homelessness and/or recovery, and those who have faced historic barriers to competitive employment, in particular Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and those who are multi-lingual or multi-cultural and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.

Salary Description

$19.62 - $21.36 per hour