Senior Cook

About the Role

As a Senior Cook, you'll be responsible for all preparation of daily meals for the Delaware Hospital for Chronically Ill. You will prepare all meals by following the production cycles, recipes, and Delaware Food Code at all times. Within this role, you will document food temperatures for daily menus and complete production sheets; monitor quality control daily as well as compliance with safety/sanitation in the department warehouse, storeroom, and kitchen to comply with the Delaware Food Code. You will also provide guidance to lower-level cooks on shift.

Responsibilities

• Applies food service principles, practices, and methods governing food preparation activities such as food handling, proper storage and temperature control, cleaning of kitchen equipment and utensils to comply with safety and sanitary standards.
• Complies with applicable state and federal rules and regulations.
• Operates various commercial kitchen equipment such as dishwashers, ovens, toasters, meat slicers, choppers, deep fryers, food processors, steam pots, blenders, and mixers.
• Prepares and cooks a variety of food items by baking, frying, and broiling, gathering and measuring ingredients according to standardized menus/recipes and dietetic guidelines.
• May prepare requisitions for food items and other needed supplies.
• Attends Department-approved training programs.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in institutional or commercial cooking and baking.
• Six months of experience in proper safety, storage, and sanitation standards for food items.
• Knowledge of record keeping.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm work authorization.

Conditions of Hire

• Pre-employment drug testing is required as part of the hiring process.
• Upon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo a pre-employment baseline two-step tuberculin skin test (TST).
• A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

Benefits

At the State of Delaware, we invest in our people and support them in and outside of the office. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package that includes:

• Health and Well Being: Health Benefits, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Just In Case: Disability Insurance, Group Universal Life Insurance
• Your Future: Retirement Benefits, Deferred Compensation
• Professional Growth: Training and Development Programs
• Work Life Balance: Paid Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Alternative Work Schedules
• More Benefits: Flexible Spending, Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance

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