CMC Catering Assistant
The Catholic Multicultural Center, a ministry of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, is seeking a Catering Assistant for their Culinary Creations Catering enterprise. Culinary Creations offers affordable, high-quality catering services for events such as fundraisers, church functions, meetings and community events. Each order provides meaningful hands-on training and work experience in food service to individuals who have experienced significant barriers to employment. If you have a passion for food and are looking for a great way to enter the industry, food service work may be the right choice to set you on your career path!
Hours: typically 7:00am-1:00pm, Monday-Friday, with some occasional evenings and weekends, as coordinated by the CMC Culinary Creations Catering Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Aid cooks with preparing meals and preparing food as requested by the chef or other supervising employee.
- Prepare meals for schools and events, such as soups, salads or desserts.
- Help cooks with food preparation duties for the day by cutting, peeling, or slicing as needed.
- Help with loading food into the vans, and delivering food to schools in a timely manner
- Demonstrate excellent teamwork by being willing to multitask with a positive attitude
- Unloading the food deliveries each week, rotating food with the FIFO method.
- Adhere to food safety standards at all times, making sure that all food is free of contaminants and pathogens that might make customers sick.
- Clean pots, pans, and any other dishes in the kitchen as needed, adhering to safety and sanitation standards at all times.
Qualifications:
- Ability to lift, walk or stand for long periods of time
- Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, cleaning and maintenance
- High school degree or GRE preferred
- Kitchen and Food production knowledge preferred
- Food handlers license or certification that is valid preferred
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to Lynn Heiman at lynn@cmcmadison.org.