Cook

ummh; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is looking for a dedicated cook to prepare, store, and distribute hot and cold foods for your cafeteria and patient meals. You will maintain sanitation, follow recipes, and support function events with quality service.

This non-exempt role requires a High School degree, ServSafe certification within a year, and 2 years of culinary training; 3 years of institutional cooking in healthcare is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Must read, write and comprehend English and follow both written and verbal instructions.
• ServSafe certification obtained within 1 year of employment.
• 2 years culinary food service training.
• 3 years institutional cooking experience, preferably in health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Follows all HACCP standards.
• Oversee food production in kitchen.
• Maintains high sanitation standards.
• Participates in cost containment and departmental goals.
• Attends and participates in dietary department meetings.
• Assists in keeping Press Ganey scores within targets.

Skills

Culinary food service training

Institutional cooking experience

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Job description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range

$15.00 - $27.00 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week). Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend Scheduled Hours: 6am-2:30pm, 6:30am-3pm, 11am-7:30pm Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 26000 - 5030 Food Services Kitchen This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The cook position is responsible for the preparation, storage, and distribution of hot and cold food for the cafeteria, patient meal service, special functions and outside programs. Maintains high standards for sanitation in the production area. On a daily basis, prepares assigned recipes in proper quantities meeting established standards to ensure the highest in customer satisfaction.

Major Responsibilities

• Follows all HACCP standards
• Follows all contract services policies and procedures
• Possesses excellent customer service skills
• Participates in the containment of department food costs
• Attends and participates in dietary department meetings
• Assists in keeping all Press Ganey scores within or greater than departmental targets / goals
• Oversee food production in kitchen

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

Required:

• 1. High School degree or equivalent
• 2. Must be able to read, write and comprehend English including being able to follow both written and verbal instructions
• 3. ServSafe certification obtained within 1 year of employment

Experience/Skills

Required:

• 1. 2 years culinary food service training

Preferred:

• 1. 3 years institutional cooking experience, preferably in health care setting

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

On-the-job time is spent in the following activities:

• 1. Stand - 2/3
• 2. Walk - 1/3 to 2/3
• 3. Sit - 1/3
• 4. Talk or hear - 2/3
• 5. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3
• 6. Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3
• 7. Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
• 8. Reach with hands and arms - 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted:

• 1. Up to 10 pounds - 2/3
• 2. Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3
• 3. Up to 50 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:

• 1. Work near moving mechanical parts - 1/3
• 2. Toxic or caustic chemicals - 1/3

The Organization reserves the right to modify position duties at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. Al