Kitchen Assistant in Knoxville, Tennessee at Open Arms Care Corporation

💛 Personal satisfaction from making a difference every day
💵 Competitive pay + bonus programs
📚 Paid training & tuition reimbursement
🩺 Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Pharmacy, Vision, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
🌴 Paid time off & holidays
🏆 Employee recognition programs
📈 Career growth opportunities

Primary Objective:

Essential Functions & Scope:

• Maintains proper temperature for both hot and cold foods.
• Responsible for order placement, order pick-up and order sorting
• Delivers meals to homes and within the Enrichment Center
• Interprets written recipes and follows written and/or verbal orders, requests and instructions.
• Replenishes condiments and other items as needed.
• Inventories and stocks refrigerator and freezers as needed.
• Portions, weighs and garnishes food according to menus and specific diet instructions.
• Monitors and records temperatures as necessary.
• Assembles client meals to meet pick-up schedules.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen.
• Organizes, plans and manages time effectively to complete assignments.
• Provides input to Kitchen Supervisor about items to purchase for homes and department.
• Makes purchases at Walmart and Sam’s being mindful of the budget.
• Delivers groceries and household items to homes on a weekly basis
• Turns in purchase receipts to Business Admin Assistant on Fridays for processing.
• Attends all required trainings/meetings and remains current on any applicable certifications.
• Responsible for personal payroll tracking including but not limited to clocking in and out appropriately.
• Adhere to diets as prescribed by Registered Dietician and physician for all clients
• Other job duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

High school graduate and/or GED required.

Training in food preparation for therapeutic diets and recent institutional cooking experience preferred.

Knowledge of food safety guidelines preferred.

Must have valid driver’s license.