Food Service Specialist - Cook

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

Typical Functions

• Prepares foods, salads, and desserts;
• Cooks or bakes a variety of items;
• Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered;
• Cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish;
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers;
• Follows written diet orders;
• Operates dishwasher;
• Gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils;
• Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas;
• LABELS, LOADS AND DELIVERS FOOD CARS OR TRAYS; PICKS UP TRAYS AFTER USE;
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment;
• OPERATES STATE-OWNED CARS, VANS, AND/OR OTHER MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

• Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques;
• Knowledge of food service operations;
• Knowledge of proper sanitation practices;
• Knowledge of basic mathematics;
• Knowledge of ingredients used in baking and cooking;
• Knowledge of food storage, preparation and cooking;
• Knowledge of recipe usage;
• Knowledge of standard weights and measures used in cooking and calculating and measuring ingredients;
• Knowledge of operation of kitchen equipment and utensils;
• Knowledge of practices and problems of meat storage and preparation;
• Knowledge of modern methods and materials used in large scale baking, cooking, and meat cutting;
• Ability to carry out routine tasks to completion;
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to prepare and cook foods, baked goods and meat;
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions;
• Ability to direct the work of food service personnel;
• Ability to use a variety of tools and knives to cut or slice meat and other foods.

Special Requirements

• Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position.
• Where required by the Centers for Medicaid Services, incumbents will be required to pass the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test within eleven months of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. Current State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions through their Workday account. Go to Careers app on WD home screen>.