Description
Job Summary:
The Cook will be responsible for preparing varied meals following hygiene and food safety standards, and supervising kitchen assistants.
Key Highlights:
1. Prepare varied meals and specific diets with quality
2. Guide and supervise the kitchen assistant team
3. Ensure cleaning and maintenance of kitchen equipment
The Legião da Boa Vontade – LBV is hiring a **Cook**:
The **Cook** is responsible for preparing meals, cooking and finishing dishes, adhering to strict hygiene and food safety standards at the Institution's Unit.
**Responsibilities and Duties**
* Prepare varied meals and specific diets, seasoning, cooking, baking, to compose specific menus.
* Guide and supervise the kitchen assistant’s work to ensure production efficiency and quality.
* Follow instructions from the nutritionist and recipes precisely and consistently.
* Adjust seasonings and flavors to ensure final product quality.
* Meet production demands within deadlines and with quality.
* Operate various industrial kitchen equipment (stoves, ovens, boilers).
* Ensure conservation, cleaning, and maintenance of kitchen equipment and utensils.
* Use of PPEs.
**Requirements and Qualifications** **Education:** Completed high school;
**Desirable experience:** In kitchens;
* Experience in large-scale cooking;
* Knowledge of culinary techniques and recipes;
* Knowledge of good food handling practices and food safety;
* Ability to lead and supervise a team;
* Attention to detail and focus on quality.
**Additional Information**
* Workload: **220 hours/month**
* Schedule: **8:00 AM to 5:48 PM (Monday to Friday)**
**Benefits:**
* Transportation allowance;
* On-site meal;
* Life insurance;
* Health plan – after confirmation;
* Dental plan – after confirmation;
* SESC agreement;
* Discounts at gyms and sports activities – Wellhub;
* Educational partnerships with discounts on courses and universities;
* Training and capacity-building program.
The **Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV)** is a nonprofit organization that transforms the lives of thousands of people daily through education and social assistance. We serve low-income individuals and families who receive material support combined with our values of Ecumenical Spirituality. We operate over **80 service units**, including Community Social Assistance Centers, Humanitarian Assistance Centers, Elderly Shelters, Basic Education Schools, and Professional Technical Schools, distributed across all five regions of Brazil.