Are you ready to embark on a new career endeavor? Join The Doe Fund on our mission to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and recidivism. Our flagship Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) program provides paid transitional work experience, transitional housing, advanced occupational training, and comprehensive supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Doe Fund is also one of New York City's largest nonprofit developers of permanent affordable and supportive housing, with more than 1,900 units in operation or pre-development. The Doe Fund has an annual operating budget of $73 million and a full-time staff of nearly 500, a significant portion of whom are graduates of our programs.
We are currently seeking an energetic, self-motivated and experienced Cook/Cleaner. The Cook/Cleaner is responsible for providing chef manager support in the kitchen both with junior staff and with the culinary trainees participating in the culinary training program. This position requires both a cleaning skillset and a cooking skillset. This position cooks 2-3 days a week and cleans 2-3 days a week.
The role is available at several of our locations (Brooklyn & Manhattan).
The Ideal Candidate: • You have at least 2 years of Porter or Cleaning experience.
• You possess excellent culinary skills.
• You have working knowledge of safety and sanitation in the workplace especially DOH regulations and violations.
• You pay keen attention to detail and sanitation rules.
• You have excellent reading and math skills.
• You have the ability to take direction, follow instructions and help with various tasks, as needed.
• You can perform safe utilization of knife cuts in a fast and efficient manner.
• You possess outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills.
• You have excellent verbal skills.
• You have excellent multi-tasking skills.
• You are computer literate.
• You are willing to work a flexible schedule with the ability to work early mornings, weekends, and evenings.
It's a Bonus if You Have: • High School Equivalency
• You have at least 2 years cooking experience in a restaurant.
Key Responsibilities: Cleaning
• Wash, sanitize and properly organize all dishes, pots, pans, etc.; throughout the scheduled shift
• Change dishwater in dish machine every two hours
- Notify manager if dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures
• Break down, clean, sanitize and rebuild cooking equipment
• Fill/empty soak tubs with cleaning/sanitizing solutions
• Sweep/mop floors in kitchen
• Clean any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry
• Daily cleaning of the walk-in:
- Floors swept and mopped
- Produce consolidated or throw out
• Weekly deep cleaning of: hoods, grease traps, dishwasher, floors, walls
• Break down boxes and take out trash
• Report any unsafe conditions or situations that require attention to your manager.
Organization
• Bring all food related deliveries from the loading dock to the kitchen.
• Properly organize and store all delivered products: including stocking dry goods on appropriate shelves, placing refrigerated items in the walk-in, consolidating and organizing the walk-in and storage shelves in the kitchen.
- FIFO - First in, First out - rule MUST be followed when stocking and organizing.
• Transport unused product for disposal and soiled service-ware to the kitchen and/or production area for cleaning.
• Ensure safe and sanitary working conditions
Cooking
• Preparing and cooking menu items in accordance with established standards, serves menu item attractively and at the proper temperature.
• Following recipes
• Produces food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and catered events, when needed.
• Assist in preparing food required for the next day's menu.
• Assist in any additional service required by special events and parties.
• Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the kitchen/station on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all required food, paper products, and condiments.
Prepping
• Cut and clean a variety of fruits, vegetables, and proteins using a knife and/or cutting machines.
• Covers, dates and stores food properly as well as cleans and maintains the kitchen in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Ensuring compliance with guidelines and food safety.
• Follow and complete all items required as listed on shift prep-sheet.
• Responsible for set-up, regular maintenance, cleaning, and break-down of any machinery and equipment.
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storage of all perishables daily to ensure product quality.
• Complete opening, on-going, and closing checklists as required.
• Meet with manager upon arrival to discuss shift set-up, and check out with manager before leaving to ensure duties are completed.
Interested? Submit your application for review. Before you go, we want to assure you that we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of individuals who share our mission and who want to join us in working on the cutting-edge of important social issues. We are an equal opportunity employer and we highly encourage applications from candidates regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.