Food quality control jobs in New York, NYCreate job alerts

Job Title: Crepes Maker Location: Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe - Staten Island Hylan Blvd Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time About Us: At Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe - Staten Island Hylan Blvd, we specialize in crafting delicious and beautifully presented crepes that delight our customers. We’re dedicated to using high-quality ingredients and providing a warm, welcoming atmosphere for our guests. Role Overview: As a Crepes Maker, you will be responsible for preparing a variety of sweet and savory crepes to order. Your expertise and creativity will help us deliver exceptional dishes that enhance our menu and attract new customers. Key Responsibilities: Crepe Preparation: Prepare and cook crepes according to our recipes and presentation guidelines. Ensure each crepe meets our quality standards for taste and appearance. Customer Interaction: Take orders and interact with customers to understand their preferences and special requests. Provide recommendations and answer questions about the menu. Menu Development: Assist in developing new crepe recipes and seasonal specials. Experiment with flavors and ingredients to keep our menu exciting and innovative. Quality Control: Monitor the quality and consistency of crepes. Make adjustments to cooking techniques and recipes as needed. Sanitation and Safety: Maintain a clean and organized kitchen area. Follow all food safety and hygiene procedures to ensure a safe working environment. Inventory Management: Keep track of ingredient levels and assist with ordering supplies. Ensure proper storage and handling of ingredients. Qualifications: Previous experience as a crepe maker or in a similar role is preferred but not required. Strong passion for cooking and attention to detail. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work well in a team. Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and multitask effectively. Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Menu Development: Collaborate with the Executive Chef to design menus, develop new dishes, and adjust recipes based on seasonal ingredients and customer feedback. Food Quality Control: Ensure all dishes are prepared according to recipe standards, maintaining consistency in taste and presentation. Kitchen Operations: Oversee all aspects of kitchen operations including food preparation, plating, expediting orders, and managing inventory. Cost Control: Monitor food costs, place orders with suppliers, and manage inventory to optimize profitability. Safety and Sanitation: Enforce strict hygiene and safety standards in the kitchen, adhering to food safety regulations. Training and Development: Train kitchen staff on proper cooking techniques, knife skills, and plating standards. Communication: Collaborate with the front-of-house staff to ensure smooth service and communicate any menu changes or special requests. Skills and Qualifications for a Chef de Cuisine: Extensive culinary experience with a strong understanding of various cooking techniques Proven leadership skills to manage a kitchen team effectively Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with staff and management Knowledge of food cost management and inventory control Ability to adapt to changing demands and new culinary trends Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality standards Culinary degree or equivalent experience preferred

Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center (BSECDC) has been “Rooted in the Community since 1966.” A federally funded Head Start program whose mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive early education and family engagement services to families and their children ages 2 to 5 years old. BSECDC embraces a holistic strength-based approach to meet the needs of our earliest learners and their families within the Bedford Stuyvesant community. POSITION/JOB TITLE: STATUS: REPORTS TO: SALARY RANGE: JOB SUMMARY: JOB DESCRIPTION: LEAD TEACHER Lead Teacher (UNCERTIFIED OR CERTIFIED) Full Time/Non-Exempt Education Site Manager $51,100 - $80,010 The Lead Teacher supports BSECDC’s mission to make a difference in the lives of children, their families, and communities through the delivery of high-quality early education and child development services that promote children’s school readiness through growth and development across all developmental domains. The Lead Teacher adheres to all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as BSECDC program policies, procedures, and administrative guidance. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ● Implement a well-organized learning environment with developmentally appropriate schedules, lesson plans, and indoor and outdoor learning experiences that provide adequate opportunities for choice, play, exploration, and experimentation among a variety of learning, sensory, and motor experiences. ● Develop and implement weekly lesson plans, including plans for individualized instruction, in accordance with BSECDC’s procedures and the research-based curriculum, that include indoor and outdoor learning experiences to support physical health and development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language development and communication, and cognitive development. ● Recognize bilingualism and biliteracy as strengths and, for children who are dual language learners, plan and implement experiences to support English language development. ● Ensure the physical environment and lesson plans reflect the diversity represented in the children and families served. ● Implement nurturing, responsive, and effective teaching practices to ensure daily learning experiences promote critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, STEM, and reading and writing readiness, as well as children’s social emotional development and universal values of tolerance, compassion, and respect among children. ● Use positive guidance strategies to create a peaceful classroom environment where children resolve conflicts using language to express their feelings and opinion. ● Expose children to individuals of different cultural life styles, different genders, and different sexual orientation through stories, posted pictures and discussion. ● Plan and communicate effectively with all other classroom staff, including the assistant teacher, special education staff, volunteers and interns about weekly lessons, classroom activities, and other pertinent information regarding children. ● Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with families, while maintaining professional boundaries, to encourage their input and support two-way communication regarding the growth and development of their children. ● Conduct two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences per child per year. ● Create and adhere to a posted classroom daily schedule that includes sufficient time for established routines such as nap/rest time, meal time, handwashing, toileting, and transition through activities. ● Ensure that children are engaged in oral hygiene education through daily tooth brushing, stories, skits, and other activities. ● Facilitate, observe, and communicate the importance of healthy eating habits through family style meal time, including ensuring all adults eat with children during meal time. ● Conduct all screenings and ongoing assessment of the children in the class, as required, and use data gathered to inform instruction, including individualization, and measure progress towards School Readiness Goals. ● Monitor children’s daily attendance and communicate with the assigned BSECDC staff member if a child needs additional supports ● Support tracking responsibilities of the daily meal count for the CACFP program, as requested. ● Maintain active supervision, group size, and ratios at all times indoors and outdoors. ● Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the classroom and on the playground, including following all health and safety rules pertaining to food allergies, universal precautions, and personal hygiene. ● Maintain consistent attendance to support continuity of care for children and families. ● Participate in staff meetings, in-service training, coaching, workshops, and staff development programs, as requested. ● Ensure complete, accurate, and timely completion of all required data, documentation, and paperwork, including child files. ● Follow all applicable BSECDC policies and procedures, including the Standards of Conduct to safeguard children from abuse, neglect, or exploitation while in the care of the Center. ● Implement fully all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations as cited in the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, IDEA, IFSP, FERPA, ACYFIM, Department of Education and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Health Licensing Code, Article 47 NAEYC. ● Perform other duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ● Bachelor’s Degree with a study plan toward a degree in Early Childhood Education OR ● Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education with NY State Certification OR ● Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education working towards NYS Certification ● Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communications skills ● Proficient with Google and Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Excel applications EXPERIENCE ● Minimum of two years-experience working with preschoolers PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Physical demands described below are representative of only some that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Walk, sit, stand, climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. • Regularly lift and/or move up to forty pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. • Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. BENEFITS: ● DC 37 Union ● Competitive Health Insurance ● Retirement ● Life Insurance

Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a restaurant. Their duties include hiring and training restaurant staff based on company policies, supervising all areas of the restaurant to monitor activities and handle problems that arise and managing all areas of staffing, including scheduling employees. Recruiting, interviewing and training staff to follow restaurant procedures Maintaining safety and food quality standards Keeping customers happy, getting their feedback on the experience and handling complaints Organizing schedules, keeping track of employees’ hours and recording payroll data Ordering food, linens, gloves and other supplies while staying within budget limitations Supervising daily shift operations, including front- and back-of-house restaurant operations Controlling operational costs and identifying ways to cut waste Appraising staff performance and disciplining or retraining employees to correct poor performance. Able work at 5.30am for Hotel Breakfast service.