Cook

West Tennessee Healthcare•White Deer, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for serving employees and the public, setting up and maintaining serving line and areas and keep feeding and production areas in a clean, safe and orderly condition. Under the direct supervision of the Executive Chef responsible for an assigned shift, five days per week. Employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital. Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short preparation time. Typically, performs fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers. Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times. Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments. Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use. Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment. May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Contract Company/hospital and regulatory rules and procedures. Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED preferred
0 - 2 years of related work experience preferred
Applies basic skills and may develop skills appropriate for the position
Focuses primarily on own area of specialty
Good working knowledge of food preparation
Familiarity of kitchen equipment
Limited cooking experience
Ability to read, write, follow oral and written directions, and make arithmetic calculations

Responsibilities

Serving employees and the public
Setting up and maintaining serving line and areas
Keeping feeding and production areas in a clean, safe and orderly condition
Preparing and cooking to order foods requiring short preparation time
Performing fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers
Providing the highest quality of service to customers at all times
Following basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments
Preparing foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use
Tasting products, reading menus, estimating food requirements, checking production, and keeping records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment
Cleaning and sanitizing work stations and equipment
Following all Contract Company/hospital and regulatory rules and procedures
Performing related responsibilities as required or directed