About

• Description
• Zinnia Health offers substance use, mental health, and trauma-based treatment programs for adults and veterans. We are a fast-growing integrated healthcare company. We value our employees and care for our clients. Do you have unique talents that you would like to share with others? We would love to have you join our team!
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development
• Competitive Benefits & 401k
• Values: Integrity, Teamplay, 1% Better Each Day

Position Summary

• Responsible for kitchen functions, including but not limited to food purchasing, receiving, preparation and maintenance of quality standards, safety, sanitation and cleanliness.

Schedule / Hours

• Full Time / 40 Hours
• *Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday or Sunday: 7am-5pm/8am-6pm*

Tasks / Responsibilities (To include, but not limited to)

• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the cooking and serving standards.
• Consistently monitoring the temperature of hot food as well as ensuring that cold food is stored according to standards.
• Ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the preventative maintenance programs.
• Maintains an orderly, sanitary and safe kitchen environment.
• Maintains temperature logs for the refrigerator and freezer
• Maintain allergy listings for any new food allergies
• Prepare appropriate and nutritious menus
• Labels all food items with an expiration date and an opening date
• Ensure no food is expired. Provide daily checks for expired food.
• Grocery shopping
• Create a desirable work environment
• Able to maintain a team and client care focused work environment

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Possess strong organizational and decision-making skills.
• Maintain food and kitchen cleanliness and safety
• Able to provide guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Able to maintain an orderly, sanitary, and safe kitchen environment.
• Able to make food accommodations as necessary
• Able to prepare appropriate and nutritious menus
• Able monitor all food, food labeling, and dispose of food as needed
• Able to effectively shop for grocery items
• Maintain state and federal regulations concerning kitchen and food safety oversight.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently.
• Communicate effectively (both written and verbal) with clients and colleagues.
• Organized, detail-oriented, multi-tasker, adaptable, positive.
• Proficient computer skills, including the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Requirements

Environmental/Physical Requirements

• Kitchen Requirements – Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in kitchen environment. Typically requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to clients infected with Hepatitis B, HIV, TB, or other Infectious Diseases.

Preferred Experience/ Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 years of experience in varied kitchen positions including food preparation, line cook, fry cook and expediter.
• Work well in a fast-paced environment.