SEIU- Cook Helper

Job Location: 475 Alumni Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14627

Full-time, regular position with a scheduled 35-hour work week during evening shifts.

Compensation range: $19.13 - $25.95 per hour, as set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Responsibilities

• Assists in gathering food supplies and equipment for Cooks and aids in food preparation; may independently perform grill and broiler activities.
• Tends cooking foods, tests progress, adjusts cooking time/temperature, and adds seasonings/ingredients as directed; prepares beverages and special diet or short-order foods.
• Peels, washes, trims, and cuts vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, and other foods; measures and mixes ingredients according to computer-generated recipes.
• Prepares food servings, assembles patient trays, and serves food onto trucks or containers while observing food safety and sanitation standards.
• Handles returned food by wrapping, storing, processing, or discarding as directed; cleans utensils, equipment, and work areas.
• Obtains and arranges food, supplies, utensils, and prepares cooking equipment (ovens, fryers, grills); may retrieve food trucks, containers, and trays.

Machines and Equipment Used: Ovens, microwave ovens, ranges, grills, fryers, steamers, steam kettles, broilers, mixers, tilting brazing skillet, choppers, blenders, grinders, slicers, woks, tenderizers, bowls, kettles, pots, vischer cookers, vertical cutter mixer, toasters, pans, utensils, measuring cups/spoons, knives, and related equipment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of food preparation methods and ability to read, write, and follow oral/written instructions in English.
• One year of experience in commercial food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to lift items weighing approximately 40-50 pounds.