Cook - Murdoch
About The Position
This is skilled work in preparing/cooking a major portion or all of a meal in a commercial kitchen. This position is usually responsible for preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal. Cooks are responsible for all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies, processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc. ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events.
Requirements
- Education and/or experience in food preparation that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade equivalent to one year of experience in a commercial and/or institutional setting.
- Valid Driver's License
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of methods of preparation and cooking of food in quantity portions.
- Proven ability to calculate amounts of food needed to supply the number of servings required.
- Proven knowledge with the standard tools, methods, and practices utilized to maintain food safety.
- Knowledge of how to properly alter food and beverage consistencies.
- Proven experience with the uses and adaptabilities of various commercial kitchen equipment.
- Proven ability to interpret and follow standard and medically prescribed recipes.
- Proven ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions.
Responsibilities
- Preparing/cooking a major portion or all of a meal in a commercial kitchen.
- Preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal.
- Performing all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies.
- Processing foods for meal substitutions.
- Preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional development
- Learning and development program
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
