Cook - Food and Nutrition Services - Days

VCU Health • South Hill, VA

14d

About The Position

Rotating hours of 6am-2:30pm, or 10:30am-7pm with rotate weekends. The Cook prepares food in a safe and sanitary manner in accordance with all hospital and local, state, federal regulatory procedures. The Cook follows production sheets and recipes to ensure diet compliance, portion control, food cost control, etc. as appropriate. The Cook keeps work area clean and sanitary at all times.

Requirements

• Minimum of two (2) years of cooking work experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Weekend, holiday, rotation required.
• Ability to work operational hours of department as assigned by supervisor.
• Lifting 20-50 lbs.
• Pushing carts up to 50 lbs.
• Prolonged standing
• Frequent bending
• Walking (distance)
• Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive)
• Repetitive motion: scooping, slicing
• Problem solving
• Hearing
• Write legibly
• Reading
• Logical thinking
• Basic addition, subtraction skills
• Steady pace
• Able to handle multiple priorities
• Noisy environment
• Able to adapt to frequent change

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years of cooking work experience
• Professional culinary training

Responsibilities

• Reading recipes and production sheets to prepare foods according to standards.
• Washing, slicing, dicing, etc. of ingredients necessary for food preparation.
• Measuring of ingredients.
• Setting temperatures, cook times of production equipment.
• Determining doneness of food items.
• Using of proper portioning equipment to portion food.
• Maintaining food temperatures during preparation and holding.
• Cleaning and sanitizing of work area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees