Job summary

The Kira Farm Cook is responsible for the overall management of the kitchen site. He organises, plans, prepares, cooks and serves a variety of foods in the trainees and staff food program. He typically works in a fast-paced environment that may require working early morning hours. He may be required to lift heavy containers and stand for long periods.

Min Qualification: Highschool Experience Level: Mid level Experience Length: 4 years

Job descriptions & requirements

Department: Kira Farm
Reports to: Kira Farm Project coordinator
Salary band: 520,000 – 600,000/= Gross
Duty Station: Kira Farm, Gayaza Head Office.

Purpose/Job summary:
The Kira Farm Cook is responsible for the overall management of the kitchen site. He organises, plans, prepares, cooks and serves a variety of foods in the trainees and staff food program. He typically works in a fast-paced environment that may require working early morning hours. He may be required to lift heavy containers and stand for long periods.
 
He/she is responsible for preparing 3 meals a day for at least 70 people daily, and must ensure that food safety standards are upheld.

Key Responsibilities.
1. Food Preparation and Cooking:  Prepare a variety of hot meals, ensuring they meet nutritional guidelines. This includes cooking and serving food in large quantities. 
2. Inventory Management: Maintains and tracks inventory of all food items and supplies for the kitchen site daily. - Responsible for requesting and recording food supplies
3. Supervision and Training: Train, supervise and work alongside any assistants in food preparation 
4. Sanitation and Safety: Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, including cleaning kitchen equipment and utensils regularly. - Ensure storage of food items to prevent spoilage and rotate stock regularly.
5. Communication: Act as a point of contact and communicate with the administration regarding kitchen needs and operations.
6. Coordination with staff to integrate food from the farm into the kitchen menus and keep a record of this. 

Carry out any other duties that are within the scope of this post, which could be requested by Amigos, your head of department, including the country director.


Person Specifications
Job Title: Kira Farm Kitchen staff
Salary band: 520,000 – 600,000/= Gross
Purpose: The Kira Farm Cook is responsible for the overall management of the kitchen site. He organises, plans, prepares, cooks and serves a variety of foods in the trainees' and staff's food program.

He typically works in a fast-paced environment that may require working early morning hours. He may be required to lift heavy containers and stand for long periods.
 
He/she is responsible for preparing 3 meals a day for at least 70 people daily, and must ensure that food safety standards are upheld.


Essential /Desirable

Physical Make-up:
Female or Male, 28 years and above, preferably male

Attainments:
High school or equivalent 4 – 7 years’ experience in school kitchens, Certificate in catering or related training.
Experience in a school

General Intelligence:
Methods of preparing, cooking and serving food in large quantities. Sanitation and safety procedures related to serving food. Ability to prepare a vast array of dishes.Time management

Ability to communicate in English.

Special Aptitude:
Ability to prepare a vast array of dishes.
Creativity in making dishes

interests Cooking

Circumstances:
Proactive, Committed, and self-driven
Able to work with a team

Dispositions
Flexible & creative approach to work, married.

Physical Demands
Standing or walking for extended periods of time.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate kitchen equipment.
Bending, lifting, carrying food materials and supplies.


How to Apply

All interested candidates are invited to send their CV via email to: humanresource.amigosug@gmail.com

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