Cook

UNC Health; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Kinston, NC, is seeking a Cook to prepare and present a variety of food items for meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The role requires 3-4 years of related experience and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified applicants should have strong communication skills and the ability to maintain a positive attitude while serving patients and associates. This full-time position involves a structured work schedule and offers the chance to positively impact the community.

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of related work experience.
• Ability to follow recipes unsupervised.
• Familiarity with kitchen equipment and cash-handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, portion, cook, and present various food items.
• Maintain a professional relationship with co-workers and customers.
• Ensure friendly and courteous interactions with patients and families.

Skills

Advanced cooking skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Food Safety Certification

Education

High School Grad/GED

Job description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

• The Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events.

Responsibilities

• Patients and families, associates, other departments’ personnel are served in providing our services. Perform duties and conduct interpersonal relationships in a manner designed to project a positive image of the department and hospital. Ensures that contacts with other healthcare team members is friendly, helpful and courteous at all times.

Other Information

• EDUCATION
• High School Grad/GED preferred but not required.
• EXPERIENCE
• 3 to 4 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash‑handling procedures preferred.
• LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
• Food Safety Certification preferred for advancement.
• OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co‑workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all co‑workers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised.
• Involved with the more complex requirements of the position.
• Applies some advanced cooking skills. May adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the requirements of the position.
• Extensive working knowledge of food preparation.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Generally in an indoor setting; however, may supervise outside activities and events.
• Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays, weekends and extended hours as business dictates.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
• Significant walking or other means of mobility.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.
• AGE SPECIFIC SERVED
• Newborn___ Infant___ Child___ Adolescent___ Adult___ Geriatric___

Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Dietary Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: LENOIR MEM

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.