Sukhman Singh

• Plans, receives and checks food and supplies for the department; assists in inventory control and resolves invoice discrepancies with suppliers; processes purchasing invoices and places orders as needed.

• Oversees the storage of food and food-related items; receives and directs storage of supplies as necessary; establishes and assures maintenance of food rotations in storage areas, refrigerators and freezers to minimize spoilage and waste; ensures HACCP regulations are observed within all areas of the department.

• Writes and checks patient and resident menus according to diet prescriptions; visits patients/residents routinely regarding diet and food preferences and food acceptance, as assigned.

• Maintains statistical and budgetary records according to departmental guidelines; provides input into budget for assigned area.

• Completes payroll records, maintains and updates manual and computerized records such as staffing records, staff attendance records and food temperature.

• Supervises designated staff by scheduling and coordinating tasks, checking work assignments and ensuring adherence to department standards and procedures; orients and trains new hires as required.

• Evaluates meals being served to ensure established standards of quality and quantity are maintained; oversees the preparation, portioning and serving of meals'' performs cooking and/or food service duties, as required.

• Provides support to Clinical Nutrition Services by writing/checking daily menus for patients on therapeutic and/or non therapeutic diets; processes diets orders and diet/meal changes and alters menus as required; updates diets, recipes and nourishment records; visits patients/residents regarding diet and food preferences/acceptance as needed.

• Portions and serves food and beverages.

• Delivers food items from storage areas to work areas; removes food items from packaging and stores in designated area ensuring stock rotation.

• Assembles and delivers meal service for meetings.

• Strips racks and washes items such as dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operates dish washing machine, stacks clean dishes and utensils in accordance with Food Safe Standards. /2

• Performs cleaning duties such as cleaning food preparation equipment, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning sinks and counters, cleaning kitchen and storage areas such as walls, ovens, and freezers, and removing garbage.

• Operates related equipment such as dish machine, toaster and reports damaged or non-operable equipment to Cook or supervisor.