Cook (1.0 FTE) - Food Services Kitchen

Hennepin Healthcare•Minneapolis, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the chef, the cook assists in the preparation and presentation of food for patients, employees, visitors, and special functions. This role also assists in the overall sanitation of kitchen equipment. The cook is responsible for preparing meal selections, operating kitchen appliances, and ensuring quality and quantity checks are performed. They must avoid waste, assist in cost containment, and may train or provide work directions to residents in a kitchen work program at a County correctional facility. This position involves preparing baked goods and desserts, performing baking tests, scheduling daily food preparations, and potentially supervising the patient tray line. The cook also assists in checking food orders, may place weekly food orders, and is responsible for the cleaning and proper use of equipment, reporting any necessary repairs. The role may involve working alternate weekends and assisting in providing work direction to other kitchen employees. Additionally, the cook may perform work of equal, higher, or lesser skill and responsibility as directed.

Requirements

One year of relevant experience in a moderately large-scale environment (i.e. health/hospital setting)
An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Equivalent of four years of high school with completion of on‑the‑job training in principles of food cooking preferred
Culinary Degree

Responsibilities

Checks menu and recipes via standardized recipes
Checks supply of necessary ingredients
Prepares meal selections such as hot cereal, soups, gravy, roast beef, pork, breads, and desserts, including pastries, cakes, and cookies
Operates kitchen appliances such as range, tilting brazier pan, slicer, chopper, steamer, steam jacketed kettle, mixer
Serves as back-up for other cooks
May prepare special food items in accordance with special diet requirements
May assist in related facilities services operations
Prepare standardized recipes
Performs quality and quantity checks
Use proper methods in receiving, handling, and storing products
Uses production sheets according to procedures
Avoids waste, assists in cost containment; trains and provides work directions to residents (inmates) in a kitchen work program at a County correctional facility, including such tasks as meal preparation, cleaning cooking/eating utensils, cleaning floors, and set-up/serving of food; performs related duties as required
Under the direct supervision of the chef, prepares and portions food for patients, employees, and special functions. Prepares baked goods and desserts for cafeteria and patients
Performs various baking tests for custards, muffins, and danish, and tests new recipes
Schedules daily food preparations as patient and cafeteria menus dictate
Assigned to supervise and assist in the operation of the patient tray line
Assists in checking various perishable and nonperishable food orders
May place weekly food orders for milk, bread, etc
Responsible for the cleaning and proper use of equipment and reports repairs as needed
Works alternate weekends and may assist in providing work direction to other kitchen employees
Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to do work of lesser responsibility when the workload of the department so requires