Cook - Dietary
Axelon Services Corporation
Iron Mountain, MI
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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Cafeteria, Cook Dishes, Food Presentation, Food Production, Food Services, Hospital, Plating Processes, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Implementation, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Restaurant, ServSafe Certification, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
Iron Mountain, MI
POSTED
13 days ago
Summary:
- Prepares individual servings and/or large quantities of regular and special diet food items for patients, the cafeteria, catered events, and outreach programs.
- Follows production sheets and standardized recipes to prepare menu items.
- Cleans and sanitizes assigned work areas to maintain a clean workstation.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares individual servings and/or large quantities of hot and cold food items according to established recipes in a timely and efficient manner.
- Portions food items accurately and garnishes them following plating guidelines.
- Handles food items safely to ensure HACCP and local agency guidelines are met.
- Serves as a quality assurance control point for every aspect of the food production service program to ensure needs are met and food temperatures are maintained at appropriate levels.
- Resolves problems that arise to ensure a positive outcome.
- Pre-preps food items as indicated on production sheets to ensure food items are prepped.
- Stores food items properly by covering, labeling, dating, and rotating to comply with department policies.
- Cleans and sanitizes work area and equipment as assigned to ensure procedures are followed.
- Portions bulk food items into proper serving containers and accurately weighs containers to record weight of bulk foods being sent out to remote sites.
- Cooks vegetables and other sensitive menu items to ensure quality throughout the entire meal service.
- Records leftover prepared menu items following service so production records can be updated.
- Loads containers into appropriate carts for proper distribution.
- Regular attendance is required to carry out the essential functions of the position.
- Reviews and meets ongoing competency requirements of the role to maintain the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform, within scope, role-specific functions.
Requirements:
- One year of experience as a cook in institutional or restaurant quantity food preparation or in hospital food service.
- Must be able to work cooperatively with others and make mature judgments.
- Familiarity with basic food preparation, techniques, and equipment.
- Ability to work under varied and changing work conditions on a daily basis.
Preferred Skills:
- ServSafe certification awarded by the National Restaurant Association, accredited by American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-Conference for Food Protection (CFP).
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