Line Cook - Production

Job Summary

About the role

This position involves direct and coordinated food preparation in the cooking areas under initial directions of the Department Chef. The primary responsibilities include preparing, seasoning, and cooking various dishes for hospital patients, staff, visitors, and Mobile Meals.

Responsibilities

• Prepares hot food entrees, vegetables, soups, cereals, and special orders according to standardized recipes and computerized production systems.
• Cleans and sanitizes all work services and equipment as needed.
• Works closely with the department manager in developing new hot food items and prepares new and interesting products to increase revenue and interest.
• Able to work other production positions as necessary to maintain appropriate service levels.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports the hospital mission, vision, and value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidential statements, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and the code of ethical behavior.

Qualifications

• Prior experience or training in institutional cooking is preferred.
• On-the-job training will be provided.

Essential Physical Abilities/Motor Skills

• Sedentary Work: Frequently required to stand, kneel, and crouch.
• On a daily basis may be required to move about, sit, climb stairs, and bend.
• Frequently required to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
• May be required to push/pull/carry items between 20-100 lbs.
• Vision: Requires the ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. Near acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Midrange Acuity: Clarity of vision at distances of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet.
• Motor Coordination: Regularly performs functions that include using hand and finger movement, handling or feeling objects, using tools or equipment that requires reaching with hands and arms.
• Must be able to travel independently throughout the hospital; access patients/families including areas confined by space and/or equipment.
• Speaking/Hearing: Ability to give and receive information through speaking and listening.

Essential Technical Abilities

• Proficiency using modern office, computer, and telephone equipment as used by Memorial Healthcare.
• Able to grasp and transport food, supplies, and equipment throughout the food service department and hospital.
• Able to use knives without injury to self or others.
• Able to manipulate mixing bowls, ingredients, cooking utensils, mixer, and ovens.
• Able to accurately measure ingredients.
• Able to chop, mince, slice, and grate recipe ingredients.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to adapt and maintain focus in fast-paced, quickly changing or stressful situations.
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of documents including, but not limited to policies, operating instructions, white papers, regulations, rules, and laws.
• Able to organize and plan daily responsibilities to accomplish department goals and objectives.
• Able to understand and prepare standardized computer recipes according to directions.
• Able to understand standard weighing and measuring nomenclature.
• Ability to objectively evaluate situations and make decisions based on sound food production principles.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, read and comprehend written material and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and effectively use department computer.
• Able to manage multiple duties simultaneously and remain organized at all times.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Able to see for the purpose of reading information received in formats including but not limited to paper, computer, reports, bulletins, updates, manuals.
• Able to hear for work-related purposes.
• Able to identify hot and cold.
• Able to taste and smell food.
• Able to identify signs of food spoilage.

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to interact with co-workers, hospital staff, administration, patients, physicians, the public, and all internal and external customers in a professional and effective, courteous, and tactful manner, at all times, physically, verbally, and in all written and electronic communication.
• Required to remain calm when adversity is encountered.
• Open, honest, and tactful communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team member in all activities.
• Positive, cooperative, and motivated attitude.