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COOKS WANTED – JOIN A TEAM THAT FEEDS PEOPLE & PURPOSE! If you’ve worked in kitchens, know your way around prep, production, and keeping things moving under pressure — we want to talk to you. Assets, Inc. is currently Cooks to join our team! Permanent, full-time 30-40 hrs/wk - $22.48 per/hour employer paid medical indemnity, dental, vision, life insurance, and short term disability! 8 positions available!

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and adhere to Assets, Inc. core values, mission, and code of conduct.
• Prepare products according to the Army Food Management Information System (AFMIS) Automated Recipe System.
• Follow tasks listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) as directed by the contract.
• Maintain a clean and organized station while practicing safety and sanitation.
• Properly use and maintain all equipment in the station.
• Complete ServSafe training satisfactorily.
• Actively participate in company meetings and trainings.
• Maintain a proactive relationship with customers and coworkers.
• Follow all policies set forth by Assets, Inc.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills.
• Knowledge of safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures.
• Previous prep or line cook experience.
• Ability to speak, read, and understand English to effectively communicate with customers.
• Ability to think, react calmly, and respond to emergency situations.
• Perform under stressful situations and respond to work problems.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to stand, use hands, reach with arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Regular exposure to heat/cold from mechanical equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization.
• Engage in meaningful work that makes a difference.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you are ready to bring your culinary skills to a dynamic and supportive environment, apply today!

Full job description

Summary

In accordance with Assets, Inc. core values and mission, this position contributes to the success of the contract by preparing daily food items according to established regulatory policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Adheres to and demonstrates Assets, Inc. core values, mission, code of conduct, and employee expectations in the performance of all aspects of this position.
2. Adheres to and prepare products according to the Army food Management Information system (AFMIS) Automated Recipe System.
3. Adheres to Tasks listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) as directed by the Contract.
4. Cleans and maintains station while practicing safety, sanitation and organizational skills.
5. Has understanding and knowledge of how to properly use and maintain all equipment in the station.
6. Able to satisfactorily complete ServSafe training.
7. Actively participates in company meetings and trainings.
8. Maintains a proactive relationship with customers and coworkers.
9. Be familiar with and follow all policies set forth by Assets, Inc.
10. Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representatives of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:    Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills.  Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures.  Previous prep or line cook experience.

Language Skills: Must speak and understand English.  Must be able to speak, read and understand basic cooking directions.  Employees will be required to effectively communicate with the customers in English.  This requirement is strictly for the purpose of efficiently performing the contract tasks.

Reasoning Ability:    Ability to think, react calmly, and respond to emergency situations.  Must be able to perform under stressful situations and respond to work problems. 

Physical Demands

 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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed heat/cold from the mechanical equipment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Assets, Inc. is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, protected veteran status, genetics, or any other category protected under applicable law.

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