Associate Cook

About the role

This posting represents On-Call, Variable Schedule. All Food Service staff must provide a high level of customer service for patients, family members, volunteers, physicians and staff. The Service Excellence Standards of Behavior guidelines must be adhered to at all times.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment in accordance with county/state health department, hospital, and department standards, policies and procedures.
• Adhere to food safety and sanitation regulations for food service in a health care environment.
• Follow proper sanitation procedures and practices to ensure the cleanliness and sanitation of ware-washing, service-ware, and equipment in the work area.
• Work from recipes and prepare items needed in the production process.
• Develop and create daily menu specials in a large scale restaurant or commercial food service facility.

Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of, and compliance with, specified regulatory requirements and food safety and sanitation regulations for food service in a health care environment.
• National Food Handler Card - State County City Authority upon hire.
• 2 years working in a high volume, full service restaurant or institutional food service facility working in a prep cook/ grill cook capacity where at least 2 of the 3 major meal periods.
• 1 year of experience working from recipes and experience prepping and portioning items needed in the production process.

Qualifications

• Coursework/Training: 12 months formal culinary education/degree.
• Diversified cooking experience, which includes any combination of the following positions: line/grill/broiler/catering cook, hot and cold prep and production.
• Experience in a USDA or HACCP production facility.
• Experience developing recipes and creating daily menu special in a large scale restaurant or commercial food service facility.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$20.00 - $27.90 per hour. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Schedule

Per-Diem