Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Five years food service leadership required. Culinary school or equivalent background preferred.
• Hospital/Healthcare experience preferred.

Job Duties

• Completes and maintains all job performance requirements and standards as established by department specific procedures.
• Assists Ordering all foods, paper products, chemicals, and all other associated items in accordance with all menus, recipes, caterings, events and projects as required.
• Inventories all areas on weekly basis. Participates in Culinary Planning Meetings.
• Places repair orders and service requests.
• Leads team by example and enforces policies and procedures including attendance, food safety, physical safety, and culinary standards.
• Responsible for all food served in Catering, Retail and AYR. Directly supervises cooks, cooks' assistants and sanitation staff.
• Interacts positively and courteously with all customers (patients, visitors, vendors, and co-workers in other departments) through direct interaction, telephone conversations or written materials.
• Maintains overall sanitation including coolers, freezers, production areas and dry storage areas.
• Labels, dates, and rotates all products. Follows all HACCP procedures regarding food storage.
• Walks through all kitchen areas continually focusing on proper procedures and sanitation.
• Tracks sales of retail and AYR foods using Health Touch and PMIX Reports.
• Enters information into FMS.
• Completes and keeps track of all record keeping associated with HACCP including HACCP/Production Records, Roast Meat Charts, Sanitizer Logs, Thermometer Logs, Cooling Logs, Refrigerator and Freezer Logs, Dish Machine Logs, and completes 24 Point Audit monthly.
• Writes schedules for staff and tracks attendance on Kronos and the attendance book.
• Manages staff hours using Kronos as a tool.
• Consistently completes responsibilities and assignments in a timely manner; successfully meets goals established in previous performance appraisal.
• Maintain established department goal for Press Ganey of 95. Maintain a minimum score of 90 on Health Inspections. Maintain a minimum score of 90 on quarterly Gold Check.

Working Conditions

Requires moderate physical effort; must be able to lift 50 pounds. Work in an environment with varying noise level, variation of temperatures and have exposure to a variety of kitchen equipment and tools. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require prior approval of the Vice President for Human Resources Administration, or his/her designee.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

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