• Ensures quality food is prepared and served.
• Tests cooked foods by tasting and smelling them.
• Ensures all station product is fresh and conforms to product specifications.
• Memorizes and executes recipes/specifications.
• Maintains needed inventory levels.
• Assumes special projects as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate person.

• Prepares and assembles food onto dishes according to written specifications, adhering to quality standards.
• Slices, dices, and chops fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and cooked meats, poultry, and seafood.
• Prepares dressings, sauces, marinades, and hors d’oeuvres.
• Demonstrates proper use of slicing machine, mixer and food processor when preparing foods according to standard recipes and specifications.
• Handles meat, seafood, poultry and produce according to proper food-handling procedures.
• Reads and follows recipes/specifications and proper rotation for all products.
• Adheres to all sanitation standards in kitchen.
• Uses grill, broiler, convection oven, steamer, tilting kettle and steam jacket kettle to prepare foods according to standard recipes and specifications.
• Observes safety procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and applies feedback to improve performance. Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Ensures meals are prepared and ready to serve out at specific times as set by the dietary manager.
• Serves food to residents in a timely manner.
• Cleans the kitchen facilities in accordance to quality standards.
• Willing to work independently or with team members to carry out the goals of the department.

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• One (1) year of employment experience in cooking for large groups required.
• Certification from a culinary school preferred.
• Must possess ServSafe Certification or obtain certification within one (1) year from date of hire in this position.

• Must be able slice, dice and chop fruits, vegetables, cheeses and cooked meats, poultry and seafood.
• Must be able to respond to visual and audio cues.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team; must be able to deal effectively with diverse departments and have flexibility to work in an ever-changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate, both verbally and in writing, and understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as measurements, proportions, and volumes.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell; occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasionally exposed to hot, wet and/or humid (indoor) conditions, hot liquids and surfaces, and moderate noise levels.
• Must possess a high level of maturity, dependability, and punctuality.

• Ability to work odd and irregular hours, as needed.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license and insurable driving record according to Tribal insurance guidelines.
• Must meet successfully pass the required criminal and character background check.
• Ability to travel and participate in required training, leadership development, and other events.
• Ability to adequately and successfully perform all duties and responsibilities of this position.

Every applicant must complete an application provided by Human Resources. A resume will not be accepted in the place of an application.

**Please note ALL individuals selected for employment are required to complete a background investigation. Individuals being placed in positions designed as child-sensitive or data-sensitive must successfully complete a background check prior to employment.

INDIAN PREFERENCE, SPOUSAL PREFERENCE, OR FIRST GENERATION:

In the event more than one applicant meets the requirements, as stated in a job description, preference shall be given in the following order: (1) Tribal Member (2) First Generation Descendant of a Tribal Member (3) Spouse of Tribal Member (4) Indian (5) Non-Indian

In the event that a position of employment is funded in whole or in part my any federal grant and/or contract or other public funding, preference shall be given in the following order: (1) Indian (2) Non-Indian

In order to receive preference, the appropriate documentation must be submitted.