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DescriptionJob Summary: Responsible for preparing center meals, establishing menu, and determining quantities of food needed. Promotes an environment of customer service, hospitality, and student satisfaction.Duties/Responsibilities:* Ensures that all food handling, food storage, and area cleanliness complies with all state, local, and company codes and standards.* Prepares daily center meals and ensures that they are ready to serve according to schedule.* Maintains inventory of foodstuffs and requests additional food as necessary.* Assists in cleaning and maintaining kitchen and dining areas.* Assists in serving meals.* Reports on unsafe of unsanitary conditions in the kitchen/dining area.* Keeps accountability of all knives during shift.* Attends staff training sessions as required.* Performs other duties as assigned.RequirementsQualifications:Minimum: High school graduate or equivalent. One year's experience in institutional food preparation.Preferred: Certificate of completion from a culinary/food service training program, or an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts. Two or more years' experience in addition to ServeSafe certification.Knowledge: Knowledge of all aspects of food preparation, cooking and good nutrition, well-developed habits of personal cleanliness and hygiene, must meet State or local food handling requirements, whichever are more restrictive, must obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certificates.Physical Requirements:FrequentlyStandingWalkingSeeingHearingSpeakingOccasionallySittingBendingStoopingSquattingFlexibilitySeldomClimbingLifting 50 poundsCarryingKneelingPushing/PullingRunningDrivingEnvironmental Demands:Equipment: Ability to operate office equipmentWork Alone: Occasionally works aloneWork With Others: 85% of time spent working and interacting with team and other departmentsReading: Ability to read at a college levelWriting: Ability to write at a college level