Description

We are seeking a passionate Production Cook with food planning, preparation, and line cooking experience to join our team! The Production Cook works in collaboration with the Food Services team, reporting to the Food Services Managers to assist women and families experiencing homelessness by providing delicious and nutritious meals.

The Production Cook will be based at our Regrade (downtown Seattle) site.

The Production Cook position is a full-time, non-exempt position that requires some weekend, evening, and holiday hours. The regular schedule will be Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Compensation starts at $25 per hour DOE.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Kitchen Manager in daily planning and preparation of meals for up to 700-1,000 guests for distribution to all Mary’s Place locations
• Maintain production schedule for meal preparation to ensure timely delivery departure of meals from central kitchen
• Manage daily clean-up and sanitation, carry out dishwashing duties as assigned, and complete cleaning schedules in kitchen including associated paperwork, logs, and entries
• Provide support to the operations staff as directed
• Ensure that the Mary's Place kitchen is compliant with and exceeds standard health and safety regulations
• Support, promote, and adhere to vision, mission, and values of Mary’s Place
• Maintain a calm demeanor and model positive behavior
• Participate effectively as a team member through communication, cooperation, information sharing, and problem solving
• Participate in staff trainings and programs as required
• Other tasks or duties as assigned

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications Required

• 3-5 years institutional and restaurant experience, as well as a good working knowledge of all food preparation and production standards, including sanitation safety standards
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen and high-volume batch cooking
• Ability to use a tilt skillet
• Working knowledge of all commercial grade kitchen equipment
• Strong communication skills, flexibility and willingness to shift priorities as needed
• Ability to interact effectively as a team member
• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures
• Food Handler permit required; serve safe training preferred (must acquire within 30 days of hire)
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Sensitivity to the needs of guests who are experiencing homelessness, low-income, limited English speaking, or impacted by domestic violence, substance abuse, or other barriers
• Commitment to diversity and an ability to work well with diverse family styles and multi- ethnic populations

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, type, and reach with hands and arms; and requires the ability to occasionally push, pull, lift and/or carry supplies up to 25 pounds
• The employee is required to perform physical and repetitive motions
• Work takes place in a social services environment where long periods of siting, working on a computer, walking to various work areas, going up and down stairs, and standing are required
• Travel to program sites and meetings outside the office and around the county are necessary
• Efforts like attention to detail, interacting with others in-person and through email, using critical thinking skills to strategize, develop and implement business plans, create and edit documents, listen and participate verbally at meetings

In compliance with the ADA Amendment Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. Mary’s Place will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship to Mary’s Place would result.

Details

Mary's Place offers the following benefits to full-time staff:

• Medical and dental insurance with the cost for core employee coverage paid at 100% by the company and competitive family rates
• Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 at no cost to employee; option to buy up for additional coverage
• 403(b) plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% employee contribution. Eligible to participate upon hire; eligible for the match after first year of employment.
• Unlimited use ORCA pass for a small deduction per pay period
• 10 days paid time off (PTO) each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of sick time each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of flexible floating holidays each calendar year (accrued 40 hours on January 1st and 40 hours on July 1st). Prorated based on date of hire for first year of employment.
• Employee Assistance Program

Mary’s Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, people of color and other underrepresented groups, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.