Executive Chef/Supervisor

Hudson Regional Hospital • Secaucus, NJ

108d

About The Position

The position involves creating and planning menus for the cafeteria, patient services, and the Doctor's Lounge, ensuring that all meals meet the needs of the organization. The role also includes developing and maintaining an up-to-date training guide for all kitchen staff, overseeing food production for various service lines, and supervising cooks and co-production staff. Additionally, the position requires maintaining adequate inventory, rotating stock according to FIFO, and ensuring compliance with hospital regulatory agencies. The individual will also be responsible for following universal precautions, observing employees for compliance with safety and sanitation standards, and visiting patients to assess meal tolerance and satisfaction. Reporting unsafe conditions and continually evaluating processes for improvements are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Serve Safe certified
• Minimum of 3-5 years as cook in a medical facility

Responsibilities

• Creates and plans menus for cafeteria, patient services, and Doctor's Lounge.
• Develops and maintains an up-to-date training guide for all kitchen staff.
• Maintains, creates, and ensures adequate inventory for service line and creates menus with administrative staff for special events.
• Oversees food production for cafeteria, patients, and executive administrative staff.
• Supervises cooks and co-production staff.
• Rotates stock/inventory according to FIFO and discards appropriately.
• Logs temperatures of food and refrigeration units as per department policy.
• Assigns and maintains the cleanliness/safety of walk-in refrigerators/storage rooms.
• Ensures compliance with hospital regulatory agencies.
• Follows universal precautions and observes employees for compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Visits patients regularly to ascertain meal tolerance and satisfaction.
• Reports unsafe conditions such as damaged equipment and unsanitary conditions to management.
• Complies with all regulations and continually evaluates processes and systems for relevance and effectiveness.
• Makes recommendations for improvements as needed and develops collaborative relationships within the department and with external customers.
• Motivates and develops employees to manage them up and encourages mutual expressions of ideas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED