Cook | Dietary Services | Full Time

Gritman Medical Center • Moscow, ID

7h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a full-time Cook in Dietary Services. The role requires a minimum of two years of professional cooking experience and involves quantity food preparation, menu planning, inventory management, and maintaining sanitary food handling practices.

Requirements

• Two years of professional cooking experience required.
• Experience and knowledge of techniques and methods of quantity food preparation and storage.
• Ability to prepare creative menu plans consistent with federal and state government nutrition guidelines.
• Skill to estimate food quantities required for menus.
• Skill to plan the preparation of meals for serving at specified meal times.
• Skill to prepare meals with a minimum of waste.
• Knowledge of safety practices related to food preparation and use of commercial kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Knowledge of sanitary methods of food handling, food preparation and cooking techniques.
• Skill to monitor inventory levels.
• Skill to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Basic skill in using a computer.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Knowledge of basic record keeping.
• Skill to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, patients and guests.

Nice To Haves

• Culinary degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare creative menu plans consistent with federal and state government nutrition guidelines.
• Estimate food quantities required for menus.
• Plan the preparation of meals for serving at specified meal times.
• Prepare meals with a minimum of waste.
• Monitor inventory levels.
• Perform basic record keeping.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, patients and guests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree