DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: • Demonstrated full-time paid work experience in large quantity food preparation, cooking and baking (minimum of 500 persons per meal) • Experience in large-scale commercial, military or institutional setting providing full meal service • Ability to understand, speak, read and write the English language for purposes of following and giving verbal and written instructions, reading/following menus, recipes, policies and procedures, writing reports and maintaining inventory • Physical ability to perform operator level maintenance of commercial food service equipment, prolonged standing, properly lift, carry and move supplies, boxes, bags and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds • Food service work experience in an institutional, military or corrections/criminal justice environment • Knowledge of special dietary needs • Experience cooking medical, special, and religious diets. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards.