The Kitchen Team Member/Cook is excited about serving nutritious food to others at the KARM mission. Team Members undertake a wide range of tasks in support of a daily high-volume production schedule – prep, cooking (sauté, grill, bake, fry, etc.). Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment. Enjoy working with and value working with KARM guests, culinary students, and volunteers in a Ministry setting.

What you’ll do (just the basics):

• Day-to-day meal prep and cooking for breakfast, lunch, and dinner or any combination of them
• Using Gift in Kind responsibly to minimize waste
• Monitor food quality, temperature, taste, and portion size
• Assist in maintaining a clean workspace and follow all Knox County health department guidelines

Working Conditions:

• Ministry campus facility where emergency rescue services are provided
• Exposure to stressful student situations requiring discernment
• Majority of time spent in kitchen with commercial kitchen equipment
• Kitchen has concrete floors and may be warmer than optimum
• Walking, standing, sitting, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds required
• Some travel required between KARM facilities and within the community
• Occasional required attendance at KARM meetings or special events, sometimes during evening hours

Who you are:

• Demonstrated commitment to Christian faith; spiritually mature
• 2-4 years’ kitchen experience; volume production experience preferred; current ServSafe certification preferred
• Strong working knowledge of standard culinary techniques; ability to utilize and adapt recipes and perform standard mathematical calculations
• Demonstrated ability to establish respectful relationships with students, instructors, staff, and volunteers
• Ability to show grace, be hospitable, and to be an example of servant leadership
• Working knowledge of appropriate boundaries
• Work hours span from 5am – 7pm and rotating weekends
• Experience with large batch cooking and repurposing donated product
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to give direction to others; high degree of flexibility and resourcefulness; team player

Education/Experience:

• 2-4 years’ kitchen experience; volume production experience preferred; current ServSafe certification preferred
• Experience with large batch cooking and repurposing donated product
• Ability to give direction to others; high degree of flexibility and resourcefulness; team player

Bonus Points:

• 2-4 years’ kitchen experience; volume production experience preferred
• Current ServSafe food handler certification preferred