Senior Cook - Nutrition & Food Service
About The Position
The Senior Cook is responsible for preparing fresh to order room service menu items for patients, clients and customers within a fast paced line cooking team environment. The Senior Cook is responsible for the ingredient control of recipes which includes the measuring and portioning of recipe ingredients and the production of food items for the patient menu. The Senior Cook is also responsible for following: cost control procedures, safe food handling procedures, therapeutic, allergy and menu standards, and providing overall customer service according to departmental standards. Frequent physical demands including extensive standing and walking, bending, lifting, pulling, and pushing, and transferring food supplies throughout the shift.
Requirements
- Grade 12 or equivalent required
- Certified Journeyman Cook (Red Seal)
- Recognized Food Safety and Sanitation Course required or willingness to obtain within six (6) months
- One (1) year cooking experience required
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including ability to follow written and oral instructions required
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other in a team environment
- Demonstrated organization and prioritization skills and ability to work under pressures of time limitations
- Physical capability to perform duties of position including heavy lifting, withstanding demands of walking and standing during shift, working in an environment with heat and temperature fluctuations, as well as the ability to work weekend and rotating shifts as assigned
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to deal with patients in a courteous, helpful manner
Nice To Haves
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Responsibilities
- Preparing fresh to order room service menu items for patients, clients and customers within a fast paced line cooking team environment.
- Ingredient control of recipes which includes the measuring and portioning of recipe ingredients and the production of food items for the patient menu.
- Following cost control procedures, safe food handling procedures, therapeutic, allergy and menu standards.
- Providing overall customer service according to departmental standards.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- travel
- long-term disability
- life insurance coverage
- defined benefit pension plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
