Cook

Responsibilities

• Prepares hot and cold menu items for the cafeteria, patient therapeutic diets, and special functions, following department standardized recipes.
• Ensures food is prepared to the highest standards of appearance, taste, temperature, and portion control, in line with prescribed therapeutic diets.
• Performs meat fabrication, fish cutting, and sauce making.
• Takes full responsibility for the quality of food products served.
• Consistently follows standard portion sizes, cooking methods, and kitchen policies.
• Complies with quality standards for food preparation, ensuring consistent and high-quality results.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation, including tables, shelves, grills, fryers, convection ovens, sauté burners, and refrigeration equipment.
• Properly cleans and closes kitchen stations according to closing checklist requirements.
• Prepares food items for grilling, sautéing, or other cooking methods.
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes.
• Affords assistance to others in closing the kitchen properly and supports team members when needed.
• Participates in scheduled employee meetings and brings forward suggestions for process or kitchen improvements.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or the equivalent, preferred.
• Experience: Experience or education in quantity food preparation.

Skills

• Ability to prepare and coordinate food orders to support timely and efficient delivery to patients and special functions, according to department standardized recipes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food and food products.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Must be able to bend, squat, stand, and walk for long periods of time.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $21.25 - USD $30.39 /Hr.

Benefits

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