Restaurant Managers, Cooks, Pantry Cooks, & Food Production Assistants (for special needs students)

Restaurant Managers, Cooks, Pantry Cooks, & Food Production Assistants(for special needs students) Christina Murray Work Based Coordinator Culinary Arts teacher Monroe Boces 2 3589 Big Ridge Road Spencerport N.Y. 14559 www.cmmurray@monroeboces2.org

Outlook of Industry Significant Points: • Many young people worked as cooks and food preparation workers—almost 20 percent were between 16 and 19 years old. • More than 2 out of 5 food preparation workers were employed part time. • Job openings are expected to be plentiful, primarily reflecting substantial replacement needs in this large occupation.

Trends of Industry • A Change in Restaurant Choice (quality but less expensive) • Consumers are Eating out More Often (due to busy life style) • Consumers Want Fresh Ingredients (healthy foods) • On Display Cooking (like on TV. food network) • Provide More Value-Added Prepared Foods (that will help with labor shortage in restaurants)

Departments /Subdivisions • Students with special needs are best to begin in the subdivisions of Food Production Assistant, Pantry cook, cook, & Restaurant Manger positions

Departments or Sub-Divisions in the Food Service Industry • Restaurant Manager • Cook • Pantry Cook • Food Production Assistant

Career Tracks Restaurant Management • Place orders with supplier and schedule delivery. • Check quality of deliveries of fresh food and baked goods. • Contact suppliers to order supplies such as tableware, cooking utensils, and cleaning items. • Arrange for maintenance and repair of equipment and other services. • Total receipts and make bank deposits. • Select or create menu items based on many considerations. Assign prices based on cost analysis. • Recruit, hire, and oversee training for staff. • Schedule work hours for servers and kitchen staff. • Monitor food preparation and methods. • Resolve customer complaints about food quality or service. • Direct cleaning of kitchen and dining areas to maintain sanitation standards. Keep appropriate records. • Monitor actions of staff and customers to ensure that health and safety standards and liquor laws are obeyed. • Maintain budget and employee records, prepare payroll, and pay bills. Monitor records if work is done by a bookkeeper. • Estimate the amount of food that will be needed.

Career Tracks Pantry Cook: • Measure, mix, and cook ingredients according to recipes. • Use a variety of pots, pans, knives, and other equipment to prepare and serve food. • Regulate temperatures of ovens, broilers, and grills. • Direct the work of other cooks and kitchen workers. May train cooks and kitchen workers. • Clean or inspect equipment or work areas. • Keep records of quantities of food supplies used. • Estimate needs and order food supplies. • May help plan meals and develop menus.

Career Tracks Food Prep Assistant • Handle and move objects. • Perform activities that use the whole body. • Monitor events, materials, and surroundings. • Communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinates. • Estimate sizes, quantities, time, cost, or materials needed.

Career Tracks Cooks • Wrist-Finger Speed The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists • Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects • Memorization The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures • Information Ordering The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations. • Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

Compensation/Salary Restaurant Manager: • The median wage for restaurant managers is $2,980 per month ($17.21 per hour). • Half of all restaurant managers earn between $2,330 and $3,930 per month ($13.42 and $22.65 per hour). Pantry Cook: • The average earnings for an entry level worker is $14,836 • The average earnings for a worker is $17,239

Compensation/Salary Cook: • Median hourly earnings of chefs and head cooks were $13.43 • The middle 50 percent earned between $9.86 and $19.03. • The lowest 10 percent earned less than $7.66, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $25.86 per hour.

Compensation/Salary Food Prep Assistant: • Nationally, the median wage for food preparation assistant is $1,360 per month ($7.85 per hour). • Half of all food preparation assistant earn between $1,160 and $1,630 per month ($6.72 and $9.43 per hour).

Tips on Getting Hired • To be able to work as part of a team. • Must have good hygiene habits. • People Skills • Good Speaking Skills • Listening Skills • Interpersonal Skills

National Major Players Which one do you want to work for ?

LOVE Flexible Hours Respect Pride Passion HATE Long Hours Holidays & Weekends Pressure Fast Paced Standing Heat Love Hate Tips

Courses to take in High School Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this specific occupation. • Family and Consumer Sciences EducationFood and NutritionFood Science • Health and Safety EducationHealth EducationCommunity Health • MathematicsGeneral Math • Occupational Family and Consumer SciencesFood ServiceFood Service and NutritionHospitalityOccupational Family and Consumer Sciences Work Experience

Employers That Will Hire You During High School .Dinosaur Bar-B-Que(585) 325-709099 Court StRochester, NY 146040.3 mi E - www.dinosaurbbq.com Bill Gray's Restaurants(585) 232-52841 Manhattan Square DrRochester, NY 146070.7 mi E - www.billgrays.com

Two Year College Programs of Study • Hotel Technology (A.A.S.) • Food Service Management (A.A.S.) • Travel and Tourism (A.A.S.) • Food Service Administration • Food Production • Food Service Administration • Food Service Management • Visit their web site and see what is waiting just for you. www.monroecc.edu/depts/fhtm/hospProg.htm

Restaurant Managers, Cooks, Pantry Cooks, & Food Production Assistants (for special needs students)