Cold Food Prep Assistant - Nutrition Services

Dartmouth Health • Lebanon, NH

290d

About The Position

Eligible for a $3,000 Sign On/Retention Bonus. Our cold prep assistants help create pre-made salads, sandwiches and other items that feed our patients and customers. Cold prep assistants work closely with our cooks to produce thousands of meals every day!

Requirements

• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and write required.
• Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Prepares vegetables in bulk for later use in recipes.
• Slices deli meats and vegetables for cold food service.
• Follows recipes to make bulk products following standardized recipes and production methods.
• Creates recipes for retail sales.
• Prepares patient nourishment's and write-ins as tallied following proper production procedures.
• Assembles and plates patient salads and sandwiches for tray line assembly.
• Assembles add-on sheet items and tube feeding items following proper procedures.
• Prepares food items for all areas.
• Ensures that area and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards and quality.
• Loads and operates dish washing equipment.
• Takes dish machine temperatures daily.
• Takes food temperatures daily to assure compliance with State and Joint Commission standards.
• Performs assigned cleaning functions, ensuring that areas and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards of quality.
• Operates food preparation equipment (ex. slicer, chopper and buffalo).
• Performs catering related duties.
• Sets up, delivers and/or picks up food items for scheduled functions following existing procedures.
• Maintains and properly stocks all necessary food and supply items.
• Labels and dates all necessary food and supply items.
• Uses and mixes chemicals in a safe manner.
• Labels all secondary bottles.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• $3,000 Sign On/Retention Bonus

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED