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DEPARTMENT : Culinary Operations REPORTS TO: Kitchen Manager LOCATION: Ceres HQ STATUS: 1 Casual/On Call, Part-Time, Non-Exempt EXPECTED HOURS: 0 - 30 Position Summary The Associate Chef supports the smooth operation of kitchen shifts, ensures efficient and organized meal production, and maintains quality standards and food safety. As an Associate Chef this position is a shift lead for volunteers, and models a supportive site culture that positively engages adult and youth volunteers, ensuring that volunteer hours are maximized and work on those shifts is meaningful.
S/he/they is expected to uphold and model Ceres’ culture, values, and mission at all times when interacting with staff, volunteers, and the community at large.On Call Associate Chefs are called upon to cover a variety of shifts, from kitchen Adult or Youth shifts, and bagging and packaging shifts. This role requires a finger print background check. Essential Functions and Responsibilities Leads production on adult and/or youth volunteer shifts; point person for volunteer questions and issues on shift; ensures volunteers are leveraged as fully as possible. Follows the daily cooking plan and production schedule, adjusting and pivoting as directed by the Lead Production Chef.
Ensures consistency across all shifts in food safety and sanitation practices, cooking techniques, and food quality; maintains all documentation of time/temperature cooling logs, refrigeration logs, all other HACCP documentation. Keeps kitchen neat and orderly during shifts and provides a clean handoff to the incoming chef with accuracy and good organization, including assisting with dish washing, mopping, and laundry needs. Conducts deep cleaning and organizational tasks. Oversees volunteers and production details closely to ensure that all meals leaving the kitchen are beautiful, delicious, and maintaining Medically Tailored Meal (MTM) standards.
Follows SOPs, recipe guidelines, portioning and cooking plans as outlined. Works under guidance of Kitchen Manager and Lead Chef to maximize food going to clients and minimize food waste. Assists with shorthanded shifts and covers for chef absences as needed. Additional Tasks as a Culinary Team Member: Follows food safety protocols include but are not limited to: documentation of time/temperature cooling logs, refrigeration logs, all other HACCP documentation; properly rotating food to avoid waste; as keep the kitchen neat and orderly during and between shifts; conducts deep cleaning tasks .
Oversees volunteers and production details closely to ensure that all meals leaving the kitchen are beautiful, delicious, and maintain Medically Tailored Meal (MTM) standards. Regular, reliable, predictable attendance is required for all shifts. Other duties as required and requested. Adult and Youth Volunteer Program Responsibilities Ensure new adult volunteers and youth receive a warm welcome and are oriented to kitchen workflows and that all volunteers are engaged in meaningful…