This job prepares food for patient, cafeteria and catering services according to detailed instructions, procedures and recipes. This job reads and reviews menus and interprets recipes and/or work sheets.
Prepares food in accordance with recipes, standards and guidelines
Organizes daily cooking activities by following established protocols in food labeling and storage
Serves and/or transports food
Cleans and sanitizes assigned areas and equipment
Performs other related duties as required
High School diploma or equivalent
1 year cooking experience in a volume feeding institution
Experience using scales in order to check accuracy of weights when issuing food
General knowledge of cooking and equipment including convection ovens, steamers, mixers, deep fat fryers, blenders, slicers, grinders, and a variety of other small cooking equipment
Reading and writing skills to comprehend written directions or instructions as may be posted on labels, charts, and schedules
Math skills to perform measurements and calculations to prepare recipes and apply portion control guidelines