Garde Manger
Company: Channing House
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: October 10, 2024
Job Description:
ABOUT USChanning House is a leading not-for-profit Life Care
Community in Palo Alto, founded in 1960. We believe that older
adults thrive in a vibrant setting that supports active, engaged
and healthy living. We provide a sustainable, innovative community
that promotes this lifestyle, while embracing respect and dignity
for all who live and work here. Our team of 170 staff members, from
Front-Line to Leadership, drive the mission of Channing House,
providing services to the 265 highly engaged residents who call
Channing House their home.POSITION SUMMARYThe Cook works to store,
prepare and cook a variety of hot and cold food items for
breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special/catered events.
Responsibilities include the production and packaging of food, with
a focus on recipes that require a more advanced level of cooking
skill. The Cook I also contributes to overall kitchen cleanliness
and organization. Together with the entire team at Channing House,
your role contributes to promoting a healthy and vibrant home for
our residents. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESThis position will be
responsible for, but not limited to the following essential duties
and responsibilities: Food Preparation and Storage 70% of job
duties-
- Prepare and cook to order foods that may require short
preparation time.
- Receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies for
proper storage.
- Produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques.
- Prepare foods under direct supervision or instruction
- Clean and sanitize work stations and equipment.
- Operate a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix
ingredients, wash, peel, cut and shred fruits and vegetables, and
trim and cut meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
- Follow recipes and/or product directions for preparing,
seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats,
vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption.
- Prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal,
state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure
high-quality food service is provided.
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as
assigned.Customer Service 15% of job duties:
- Prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
- Prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte. Operate a
grill station.
- Read food order or receive verbal instructions on food required
by patron, and prepare food according to instructions.
- Provide the highest quality of service to customers at all
times.
- Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check
production, and keep records in order to accurately plan production
requirements and requisition supplies and equipment. Training and
Policy Adherence 15% of job duties:
- Ensure compliance with various licensing and regulatory
agencies, including but not limited to: Santa Clara County
Department of Health, CDPH, CDSS, CalOSHA, etc.
- Attend all allergy and food-borne illness in-service
training.
- Report all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
- Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training and
hazard assessments.
- Attend training programs (classroom and virtual) as
designated.Upholding Company Standards:Consistent commitment to:
- Establish and maintain effective team relationships with fellow
staff; apply effective communication and listening skills
- Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions with all
residents, colleagues, clients, vendors, and members of the
public
- Provide a supportive and caring environment to meet the needs
of residents as individuals and as members of a shared
community
- Adhere to all company policies, procedures, safety, and
compliance practices, and business ethics codesJOB REQUIREMENTS /
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, a person must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill and/or ability required.Years of Related Professional
Experience:
- 2-3 years of related work experience.
- Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling
procedures preferred.Educational/Position Requirements:
- High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience preferred.
Computer/Software/Technical Applications:
- Ability to use a computer. Languages:
- Ability to speak and comprehend English the primary language
used in the workplace; ability to speak and/or comprehend other
languages utilized by clients is a plus.Required Licenses/
Certifications/ Background:
- Must possess or be able to obtain a California Food Handlers
Card before starting employment
- ServSafe certification preferred Travel Required:
- 0%Skills:
- Speaking Talking to others to convey information
effectively.
- Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are
saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking
questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate
times.
- Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking Use logic and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.
- Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for
the needs of the audience.
- Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help
people.
- Customer Service Manages difficult or emotional situations
involving residents, resident families, and/or staff; responds
promptly to needs of residents, resident families, and/or staff;
responds to requests for service and assistance.
- Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and
understanding why they react as they do.
- Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of
others.
- Professionalism Presents self in a highly professional manner
to others and communicate with co-workers and other departments
with professionalism and respect. Maintains a professional
relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives,
supervisors, managers, residents, and resident families.
- Quality Management Looks for ways to improve and promote
quality.
- Safety and Security Observes and ensures staff compliance with
safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action
beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses
equipment and materials properly.
- Cultural Awareness - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy;
shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a
harassment-free environment.
- Culinary Excellent working knowledge of food preparation and
technical skills. Familiarity with kitchen equipment, cooking and
presentation.Abilities:
- Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand
information and ideas presented through spoken words and
sentences.
- Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and
ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Expression The ability to communicate information and
ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to
specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong
or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem,
only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can
understand you.
- Learning Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
- Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions
in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set
of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures,
mathematical operations).
- Ethics Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of
others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational
values.
- Positivity Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
- Presentability Maintains high standards for work areas and
appearance. Upholds dress code requirements.
- Quality Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways
to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve
performance.
- Attendance/Punctuality Consistently at work and on time.
- Dependability Follows instructions, responds to management
direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps
commitments.Reporting Relationships:
- Number of Direct Reports (if applicable): 0Work Environment:
- Generally in an indoor setting.
- Supervise activities and events outdoors. May be exposed to
heat/cold during support of outside activities.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to
loud.
- Some exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures and
humidity
- Position requires ability to work nights, weekends and some
holidays. 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 frequently required to:
- Stand on your feet throughout work period. Significant walking
or other means of mobility.
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers using tools such as knives,
peelers and other kitchen instruments
- Prolonged periods using hot stove/oven and industrial kitchen
equipment
- Possess multi-limb and eye-hand coordination
- Able to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently
lift/move up to 40 pounds.
- Utilize specific vision abilities for viewing work related
processes and materials handling.
- Occasionally must be able to distinguish flavor profile when
completing preparation lists
- Talk or hear during face-to-face communications in a noisy
commercial kitchen work areaChanning House Diversity
Statement:Channing House is an equal opportunity employer. Channing
House is committed to providing a work environment free of
harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and disrespectful or other
unprofessional conduct based on actual or perceived race (including
traits historically associated with race, such as natural hair,
hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles), color, age,
religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, immigration
status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical
conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, reproductive health decision making, disability
(including sensory disability and use of a service animal by a
person with a disability), HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C status, a
legally protected medical condition, genetic information or data
credit history, genetic information, status as a victim or domestic
or sexual violence (including harassment, sexual assault, or
stalking), expunged juvenile record, arrest or conviction records
(except as legally required), use or non-use of lawful products off
of Company premises during non-working hours, performance of duty
in a uniformed service military or veteran status, or any other
basis protected by local, state and/or federal law. Channing House
also prohibits discrimination, harassment, disrespectful, or
unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any
of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or
is perceived as having any of those characteristics. This position
may include AM/PM shifts, as well as weekendsCompensation details:
26.5-33.35 Hourly WagePI6d2ba51df91c-31181-35682341
Keywords: Channing House, San Mateo , Garde Manger, Other , Palo Alto, California
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