Food Service - Cook/Baker

Food Service Site Cook/Baker
Reports To: Food Services Supervisor & Food Service Coordinator
Work Location: Bristow Middle School
Salary: $21.98 - $27.55/hour (6 steps)
Length of Work Year: 185
Employment Type: Full Time - 6:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday

Primary Function: Under the direction of the Kitchen Production Manager, the Food Service Site Cook/Baker prepares and produces high-quality meals while maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards in a production kitchen environment.

Experience: One (1) year of institutional or commercial food preparation experience
Certification: Food Safety Manager Certification required by the end of the probationary period

Essential Duties

• Prepare, cook, and bake meals using fresh ingredients in compliance with USDA School Nutrition Program requirements
• Follow standardized menus, recipes, HACCP guidelines, and District food safety procedures
• Adjust and scale recipes; forecast food quantities to minimize waste
• Receive, inspect, label, rotate, and store food using FIFO practices
• Operate and maintain commercial kitchen equipment safely
• Maintain clean and sanitary kitchen facilities and equipment
• Monitor food temperatures and maintain required production records
• Assist and train food service staff and substitutes as needed
• Prepare vegetables, salads, sandwiches, fruits, and serve meals
• Use Point of Sale (POS) systems to serve and record meals
• Serve as backup to the Kitchen Production Manager as assigned