Prep Cook Driver Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Location: Thomasville, GA, 31792

Skills: Kids Café Prep Cook / Driver

Second Harvest of South Georgia has openings in the Kids Cafe departments. You will be an integral part of feeding the future! This purposeful work has immediate availability and long term security, as we prepare to move into our new facility.

The Kids Café Prep Cook / Driver prepares and distributes food service items for consumption by various feeding sites; maintains inventories of food service items; and maintains facilities in a sanitary condition.

• Must enjoy cooking and working for and with children and youth
• Assists the preparation of meals in sufficient quantity and quality for all students for the purpose of meeting CACFP and other government guidelines
• Assists with estimates of food preparation amounts for the purpose of meeting projected meal requirements and minimizing waste
• Ability to manage food in a safe and efficient manner
• Serve food according to the type of service used
• Assist Kitchen Manager to oversee in-depth cleaning tasks including kitchen store areas, internal and external waste bin, and ground level drain areas
• Assist Kitchen Manager to maintain and care for applicable equipment and supplies
• Participate and help with special function catering and any other catering services undertaken by the kitchen and catering division
• Works with the Director of Nutrition to ensure food goods and supplies are available for the purpose of maintaining an adequate inventory to complete jobs efficiently
• Provide back-up support when purchasing, obtaining, and transporting food products.
• Maintains positive relations with team and agency members, staff and community in professional manner utilizing appropriate customer service and people skills
• Assists with service tracking paperwork and reports as needed
• Assists other personnel as needed for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities
• All SHSG employees are Mandated Reporters and must report any suspected Child Abuse or Neglect to their direct supervisor
• Deliver or assist with delivery of prepared food to specific locations, according to schedule

• Prior job-related experience in food preparation, serving and basic kitchen activities, with increasing levels of responsibilities, preferably in school and/or instructional setting
• Operate and care for institutional kitchen equipment (including but not limited to stoves, ovens, and dishwashers)
• Knowledge of modern methods of food preparation, health codes and sanitation principles.
• Skills to perform basic arithmetic calculations, use standard office equipment and computer.
• Excellent strength in Microsoft Excel, Word, and other Microsoft 365 programs
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Food Handler Permit through SERVSAFE® or ability to obtain within first sixty days of employment. SHSG provides and pays for this training.
• Hold and maintain an insurable Class C or higher license to drive
• Obtain and maintain clearance from government mandated security organizations, permitting employees to work with and around children, elderly, and at-risk individuals.

The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements for an employee to perform the essential functions of the job safely and successfully.

• Ability to stand four to six hours at a time with minimal breaks.
• Frequent walking while carrying food products, hot and cold
• Frequent walking while in the facility’s 40-degree cooler and -40-degree freezer
• Agility and balance are necessary for this high-production kitchen where there is extremely cold and hot product in the area on an hourly basis.
• Occasional lifting up to fifty pounds at a time throughout the day
• Carrying, pushing and/or pulling product on dollies, lifts, and carts
• Climbing up to five feet, squatting, stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant reaching,
• Ability to climb in and out of van multiple times per day and load, unload, and hand-off hot and cold food products at the various Kids Café Sites.
• Continuous use of hands and fingers four to six hours at a time with minimal breaks
• Speaking, writing, and hearing,
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• High volume of work
• Strict adherence to workload may be stressful

SHSG is an essential response organization in times of disaster. As such, Team Members are to report to SHSG locations as required, after securing the safety of their families. Employees may perform duties that are critical (but outside of their regularly assigned duties) in times of disaster.