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Culinary Innovation Specialist - Wallkill School Nutrition

Wallkill, NY, USA

Requisition Number

15714

Location

Wallkill School District-54400

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

+ Trains Chef, Chef Managers, Sous Chef Candidates, Cooks and front & back houseculinary staff according to training department guidelines. Maintain up‐to‐date skillsassessments for each staff member.

+ Execute menu direction prior to each new menu publication.

+ Manages culinary staff while on site training or developing recipes, demonstratesexcellent leadership behavior, and high levels of professionalism, sanitation standardsand compliance.

+ Promotes a positive relationship between departments.

+ Promotes menu engineering on location, ensures purchasing guidelines are followed inaccordance with policy, monitors all costs, and maintains high standards of sanitationand food safety.

+ Ensures that all cooks/FSW follow recipes, portion controls, and presentationspecifications as set by the Whitsons, USDA, State regulations and purchasingguidelines.

+ Conveys understanding and knowledge to properly use and maintain all equipment inevery station.

+ Ensures all schedules on location are followed for cleaning, sanitation, and organizationof kitchen, walk‐in coolers, and storage areas. Ensures all production logs, stationtemperature logs and HAACP logs are followed and in place at all times.

+ Assist in the development, implementation & follow up on location of all corporateconcepts and concept standards, recipes and station layouts.

+ Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed as requested by the VP/COO

Pay Rate: $30/hr

Requirements

R E QUIR E D QUALIFICATIONS AND COMP E T E NCI E S:

E ducation :

+ Culinary d e gr e e or c e rtification from accr e dit e d Culinary Institut e

C e rtifications :

+ S e rvSaf e c e rtification curr e nt

Comput e r Skills :

+ Knowl e dg e of Microsoft offic e suit e

+ Ability to l e arn n e w comput e r programs

+ Profici e nt in r e cip e proc e dur e s and cooking t e chniqu e s

Oth e r Qualifications, E xp e ri e nc e and Comp e t e nci e s :

+ Minimum 5 y e ars’ e xp e ri e nc e in prof e ssional corporat e dining kitch e n r e quir e d

+ E xp e ri e nc e in school nutrition programs pr e f e rr e d

+ 2 Y e ars’ E xp e ri e nc e managing kitch e n and t e am r e quir e d

+ E nglish languag e and e xc e ll e nt communications skills ar e r e quir e d .

+ Must hav e v e ry strong l e ad e rship skills.

+ Ability to tak e dir e ction, off e r dir e ction, and to work in a t e am e nvironm e nt.

+ Th e ability to work calmly and e ff e ctiv e ly und e r pr e ssur e .

+ Must hav e probl e m solving abiliti e s, b e s e lf-motivat e d, and organiz e d.

+ Commitm e nt to quality s e rvic e , and food and b e v e rag e knowl e dg e .

+ Must b e willing to trav e l

+ Hands on E xhibition cooking e xp e ri e nc e and Ch e f/custom e r int e raction is n e c e ssary. Knowl e dg e of mark e ting and display of th e e xhibition cooking station.

+ Must b e V e rsatil e in E thnic cuisin e s and b e familiar with various forms of ingr e di e nt pr e paration. E xampl e s ar e ; Mad e to Ord e r Sushi, Cooking of Anci e nt Grains, V e gan & V e g e tarian m e al pr e paration.

+ Stay up to dat e on th e Lat e st Food Tr e nds continually bringing n e w id e as to th e t e am.

Work Schedule

As needed

Supervisor

Paula J Presley

Salary Target

$30/hr