Culinary Specialist

About the position

The Culinary Specialist position at Aramark involves assisting the manager with food preparation, maintaining cash receipts, and ensuring high standards of quality in food production and sanitation. The role requires timely preparation of meals, adherence to food safety regulations, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quality food and baked goods according to a planned menu
• Prepare a daily report that verifies transactions
• Understand what is inclusive of a meal
• Ensure storage of food in an accurate and sanitary manner
• Serve food according to meal schedules, department policies and procedures
• Use and care of kitchen equipment, especially knives
• Timely preparation of a variety of food items and beverages
• Add garnishments to ensure customer happiness and eye appeal
• Coordinate and assist in major cleaning of refrigerators, freezers, and cooking and serving equipment
• Adhere to all food safety regulations for sanitation, food handling, and storage
• Adhere to the uniform policy
• Connect with the Manager daily to understand and accurately prepare menu for the day
• Supervise the food temperature requirements
• Maintain a clean and organized work and storage area
• Scrub and polish counters, clean and sanitize steam tables, and other equipment
• Follow established procedures and standards for cleanliness
• Maintain garbage collection site and kitchen floor areas in a neat and sanitary fashion
• Perform other duties as assigned including other areas in the kitchen

Requirements

• Food Service Certificate as needed
• Sufficient education or training to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to work quickly and concisely under pressure