This position requires candidates to have a US work permit. Please do not apply if you are not legally able to work in the United States.
Position Description:
We seek a Chef to prepare nutritionally balanced meals for our clients and to interact with our many volunteers in our new state-of-the art kitchen. Reporting to the Executive Chef, the Chef will execute a daily prep list, prepare a variety of foods for our home delivered meals program, maintain sanitary conditions within the kitchen, assist with receiving and storing food deliveries, and supervise kitchen volunteers. Quality, safety, and friendliness will be the hallmarks of the Chefs work. This is an excellent opportunity for a chef or sous chef to apply their talents to saving lives and serving the community.
This uniquely rewarding position requires culinary talent and exceptional people skills. The successful candidate will have at least two years of professional cooking experience, advanced knowledge of food preparation techniques, a food handlers license, knowledge of standard sanitary procedures, the ability to be physically mobile, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Additionally, candidates must have a genuine love for people, the ability to give clear instruction, patience, and an appreciation for diversity. Job offer contingent upon a pre-employment drug test.
Food & Friends offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, and a fun, diverse work environment. Our high quality work environment includes casual dress, regular staff luncheons, and short Fridays. Food & Friends is Metro accessible.
No phone calls, please
Food & Friends is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Company Profile:
Founded in 1988, Food & Friends provides freshly prepared meals, nutrition support, and friendship to people living with AIDS, cancer, and other life challenging illnesses. Food & Friends has grown from a cramped church basement to a custom-built 25,000 square foot facility and in the process developed a reputation as the leading agency of its kind in North America. Our team of nearly sixty employees and thousands of volunteers deliver meals and hope to the doors of people living in the District of Columbia and fourteen counties across Maryland and Virginia. Our organization is young and the population of people needing our services is ever growing. We seek talented, dynamic leaders to join our team as we enter the next stage of our growth.
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