Cook

Department:
11903 Aurora Psychiatric Hospital - Food and Nutrition
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
AM AND PM EVERY OTHER WEEKEND AND HOLIDAYS
Pay Range:
$20.80 - $31.20
Job Description
Major Responsibilities:
Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quality and quantity needed for items to prepare. Prepares food on daily production report according to established guidelines. Maintains time and production records.
Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe. Uses a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment including blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers and tenderizers to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces and casseroles.
Bakes, roasts, broils and steams meat, fish, vegetables and other foods per recipes. Carves and slices meats and cheese.
Garnishes, displays and serves food items according to standards and recipes.
Ensures proper storage and rotation of inventories in refrigerators and freezers. Monitors food temperatures and utilizes established procedures to ensure safe food handling techniques and prevent bacteria contamination.
Follows department standards for safe food handling, storage and sanitation. Maintain temperature logs for production areas per department standards.
Monitors accurate portioning and promotes food waste control. Prepares in small batches to help control waste/cost.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
ServSafe Food Handler certification issued by the National Restaurant Association needs to be obtained within 1 year.
Education Required:
High School Graduate (or equivalent knowledge) in.
Experience Required:
Typically requires 3 years of experience in food production in settings such as a hotel, restaurant or high end institutional environment.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Familiarity with diet restrictions and ability to adapt recipes accordingly.
Ability to measure and scale amounts of ingredients used in a recipe.
Proficient time management skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the duties of the job.
Stands, walks, and reaches above shoulders the majority of the workday as well as squats, bends,