General Summary:

Responsible for preparing cooking, cleaning, and delivering meals to Elderly Nutrition Program participants.

Position Responsibilities:

• Delivers home meals to eligible participants in designated district.
• Informs Head Cook of needed repairs. Calls and schedules appointment of needed repairs.
• Assists, preps, and cooks high quantity meals as directed by Head Cook.
• Stocks shelves and assists with food inventory when food orders are received.
• Signs for food shipments received in the absence of the Head Cook.
• Orders food in the absence of the Head Cook.
• Performs daily cleaning and sterilization of all cooking equipment, dishes, silverware and utensils.
• Reports to Head Cook all faulty equipment or inferior food received.
• Keeps van clean at all times.
• Appropriate work attire is required.
• Must attend all mandatory trainings.
• Displays a responsive and professional manner in promptly responding to all requests, complaints, and problems.
• Recognizes that each employee is a representative of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is responsible for demonstrating courtesy, respect, and sensitivity to the needs of all others, including visitors and co-workers.
• Represents the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the department in a positive and professional manner in the community.
• Required to maintain proper attendance including reporting to work on time in accordance with applicable policies.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Due to changes and modifications in the job from time to time, employees are required to be flexible and assume other responsibilities assigned by management as deemed necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs is required.
• Walking, standing, bending, stooping, climbing, pushing, pulling are required.
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including work in adverse weather conditions.

Position Qualifications:

• Class D Driver’s License required and must be insurable under Fond du Lac’s insurance requirements.
• Food handler’s certification is required, if not certified at the time of hire employee must become certified within 6 months of hire, and must maintain certification for duration of employment.
• Knowledge of high quantity cooking is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is required.
• Ability to work independently and establish priorities is required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Ability to establish professional and harmonious working relationships on all projects and with all parties involved.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the Fond du Lac Reservation’s Personnel Policies.
• Subject to pre-employment and annual background checks.
• Subject to immunization review and submitted proof of required vaccinations.
• Travel is required.

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APPLY TO: Fond du Lac Human Resources
1720 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-878-2653