Cook - Murdoch Developmental Center
About The Position
This is skilled work in preparing/cooking a major portion or all 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. Other responsibilities may include baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items; preparing special catered meals or party foods; processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc. Work is performed in accordance with recipes and quantities of ingredients provided for each meal. This work requires skill in determining cooking times for various food items in order to complete all portions of the meal at the prescribed serving times. This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather 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.
- Must report or stay over during adverse weather events.
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 and proven experience with the uses and adaptabilities of various commercial kitchen equipment.
- Working knowledge of how to properly alter food and beverage consistencies.
- Proven ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions and to interpret and follow standard and medically prescribed recipes.
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.
- Baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items.
- Preparing special catered meals or party foods.
- Processing foods for meal substitutions.
- Preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals.
- Determining cooking times for various food items to complete all portions of the meal at the prescribed serving times.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
