Preparation Cook - Dietary

About the role

The position involves preparing food under supervision for designated areas, running and maintaining kitchen machinery, rotating and labeling food items, and performing various duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food under supervision for designated areas
• Runs and maintains all kitchen machinery in accordance to guidelines
• Rotates and labels all food items in designated area
• Proficient in knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and sanitation guidelines set by the Department of Health
• May be asked to perform duties such as salad prep, prep cook, breakfast cook, grille cook, banquet cook, receiving clerk, line cook, healthcare cook

Requirements

• Licensure, registration, and certification required
• Must be able to operate kitchen equipment including oven, steamer, fryer, tilt skillet, steam jacketed kettle
• Must meet all training requirements annually and maintain and successfully complete all competencies, including other department specific training as required
• Works in hospital and clinical environments
• May work in extreme heat with hot materials
• Must be able to utilize appropriate universal and specific precautions for protection from potential exposure to infectious or communicable diseases

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Must have 1 years advanced quality kitchen experience in a cooking position or worked as a Carlyle Place Utility for at least 6 months

Skills

• Knowledge of HACCP and sanitation guidelines
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment
• Ability to work in a variety of roles as needed

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, career development programs, and more. Specific details are provided in the document.

Pay

$20.80 - $31.20 per hour

Schedule

Variety of full-time scheduling, occasional weekends and holidays may be required.