Hale Ho'ola Hamakua | Honokaa, Hawaii | 100% Full Time Equivalent, With Benefits

Salary: $5,385 per month, WS-08, BU: 01

Benefits:

• 13 paid holidays each year (14 during election years)
• 21 paid vacation days per year
• 21 paid sick days per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans

At Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, the Institution Food Services Manager is a valuable member of our team. This position is responsible for planning the daily food service operations and participating in the overall management of the food service program by providing data for and assisting in the development of long range plans, budget requests and standards of operation. The work involves purchasing/requisitioning food, supplies and equipment, supervising and participating in cooking; overseeing other kitchen operations and ensuring adherance to established work methods and sanitation practices. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.

Education Experience: High school graduate is preferred.

Quantity Cooking Experience: Three (3) years of responsible quantity cooking experience. Quantity cooking is defined as experience in the daily preparation and serving of meals in a restaurant, hospital, school, institution, etc. Experience of this kind may be gained as a cook or cook helper in a kitchen where large scale cooking operations are performed and a large number of meals are served daily. This experience must have included performance of several of the following tasks: checking menus and gathering sufficient raw foods for cooking purposes; estimating preparation time and starting cooking operations to meet scheduled serving times; preparing various foods such as vegetables, soups, starches, meats, gravies, breads, and desserts; cleaning and maintaining tools, equipment and work areas; storage of perishable and nonperishable foods. The experience may have also involved assisting in planning menus, keeping fiscal records, and purchasing foods and supplies.

Preferred Training:

Successful completion of a one (1) year course in a cooking curriculum in a technical school or community college which included training in nutrition, menu planning and quantity cooking; and/or successful completion of a two (2) year course in a food service management or institution cafeteria management curriculum which included training in nutrition, menu planning, quantity cooking, and such courses as storeroom operations, purchasing and cost control, and food services management.

Substitution of Training for Experience:

1. Successful completion of a one (1) year course in a cooking curriculum in a technical school or community college which included training in nutrition, menu planning and quantity cooking may be substituted for one (1) year of Quantity Cooking experience.
2. Successful completion of a two (2) year course in a food service management or institution cafeteria management curriculum which included training in nutrition, menu planning, quantity cooking, and such courses as storeroom operations, purchasing and cost control, and food services management may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of Quantity Cooking experience or one and a half (1-1/2) years of Quantity Cooking experience and a maximum of six (6) months of Food Service Management experience. In any case education may not substitute for more than six (6) months of Food Service Management experience.
3. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a major in food service systems management or in home economics or dietetics which included training in nutrition, meal management, quantity food production and service, institutional food purchasing and production; and such courses as food sanitation, design and care of equipment and facilities, organization and management and food cost accounting may be substituted for a maximum of two and a half (2-1/2) years of Quantity Cooking experience.

Substitution for Excess Food Services Management Experience for Quantity Cooking Experience: Excess Food Services Management experience may be substituted for Quantity Cooking experience on a month-for-month basis to a maximum of two (2) years.

Non-Qualifying Experience:

1. Experience which is limited to serving, cleaning, washing dishes, or experience limited to only one phase of cooking such as fry-cooking, or baking, or to other kinds of work not affording the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge of quantity food preparation will not be accepted as qualifying for the required quantity cooking experience.

1. Experience in a fast-food operation serving very limited and unchanging daily menu, such as chicken, hamburgers, fish, or pizza or limited to certain "ethnic" foods, regardless of the volume prepared and served, will not be accepted as qualifying for food service management experience. Such experience affords little opportunity to deviate from a very limited menu and preparation techniques, and does not provide the applicant with skills and knowledge of a variety of foods and food preparation procedures; menu planning and other knowledge and skills acquired and required in a large scale kitchen operation serving a varied menu.

Certification: Certified Dietary Manager preferred.

Must be available to work shifts, weekends, and holidays as necessary, based on hospital operations (services are provided 24/7).

MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT: Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT: As part of our recruitment process for this position, we require candidates to take a series of pre-employment assessments after they have submitted their applications. Please look for an email confirmation containing instructions for the pre-assessment.