Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, grill, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below. These responsibilities may differ depending on business necessities and customer needs.

General Responsibilities:

• Deep fries, grills and sautes meats, fish, vegetables and other foods. Observes and tests each food item by tasting and/or smell.
• Performs food preparation work for cooking, including seasoning.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe.
• Portions food on serving plates.
• May add gravies, sauces and garnishes to servings.
• May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift food items and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Sodexo, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Responsible for following food safety and physical safety policies at all times, while utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) when required by management.
• Complies with all Sodexo HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom/virtual) as designated.

Job Qualifications Experience/Knowledge:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent required.

• 0-2 years of related work experience.

• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash – handling procedures preferred.

Skills/Aptitude

• Applies basic skills and may develop skills appropriate for the position.
• Focuses primarily on own area of specialty.
• Good working knowledge of food preparation.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Ability to work under pressure in fast paced environment
• Must be organized and a problem solver
• Some heavy lifting required

General Qualifications:

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.

• Maturity of judgment and behavior.

• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.

• Maintains a positive attitude.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule is helpful.

• Must comply with any dress code requirements.

• Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays.

• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shifts on time with satisfactory regularity.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.