Baker-Full Time!

 SUMMARY
Follows standardized recipes and production sheets to cook or otherwise prepare hot and cold foods for residents, guests, and staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
*Note: Other duties may be assigned

·         Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruits. Cleans, cuts, grinds meat, poultry, and seafood.

·         Dips foods items in crumbs, flour, and batter to bread. Stirs and strains soups and sauces.

·         Weighs and measures designated ingredients.

·         Carries, pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from work stations, stove, and refrigerator. Stores food in designated areas according to department procedures.

·         Clean work areas, equipment and utensils, separates and removes garbage. Set oven thermostats and other heat controls to setting specified.

·         Grill, frys, bakes, or cooks food products by other specific methods. Reads arid follows recipes to assemble ingredients.

·         Makes interpretive decisions regarding the quality outcome to assure product is the product anticipated.

·         Prepare all foods following the menu, standardized recipes or preparation sheets in a safe, efficient, and sanitary manner resulting in a quality product.

·         Suggest menu or recipe changes to utilize leftovers and over stocked items.

·         Assure foods are prepared and ready to be served at posted times and in satisfactory quality.

·         Labels and dates all in process and carryover products according to department policy. Follows guidance of supervisor in pacing work and meeting quality standards.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Two years’ experience as a cook desired.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 1O's and 1OO's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, extreme cold, and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally may be exposed to loud noises.

PRIVACY UNDERSTANDING
 It is the position of Brethren Retirement Community that all of its employees have the potential to encounter both written and oral information of a private nature. It is understood that as an employee the highest standards of discretion must be observed. Under no circumstances will resident information be shared with any other person except for an authorized person providing for the care of the individual(s).

Employee completes annual compliance training & exhibits behavior as set forth by the code of conduct in the performance of their duties. 

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