Cook

Hartford HealthCare; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits program

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare in New Britain is looking for a food service worker to prepare meals following strict health and safety guidelines. The role requires creativity in garnishing and developing recipes while maintaining high standards of sanitation.

The ideal candidate should have at least a year of cooking experience, strong English communication skills, and basic math abilities to adjust recipes accurately. A competitive benefits program is included to ensure work/life balance.

Qualifications

• 1 year of cooking or 3 years of directly related food service experience.
• Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Basic math required for recipe quantity calculations.
• Ability to adjust recipe quantities based on census or volume.
• Writing skills required for completing production records and documenting on logs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to selected menus and recipes.
• Complete food preparation in a timely manner and meet cooking temperatures.
• Utilize creativity in garnishing and developing new recipes.
• Comply with health, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Complete administrative recordkeeping and reports.

Skills

Cooking

Food handling

Sanitation

Administrative recordkeeping

Basic math for recipe calculations

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Serv Safe Food Handlers certification

Job description

Location Detail: 100 Grand Street New Britain (10126)

Shift Detail: Rotating weekends and holidays, 2nd shift only.

Job Responsibilities

Prepares food according to selected menus, approved recipes, and production sheets with knowledge of quantity cooking. Completes the preparation of all food items in a timely manner and assures that all foods meet required cooking temperatures. Under the direction of the manager, utilizes creativity in garnishing, decorating and developing new recipes where appropriate. Complies with stringent health, sanitation, safety, HACCP, and food handling standards. Adheres to quality and cost containment standards. Reports to appropriate Food Services Manager.

• Follows standardized recipes while being able to quantity and batch cook, appropriately garnish and decorate according to standards.
• Handles, prepares, and distributes food at the proper temperature and also assists in the cleaning and proper sanitation of the equipment in accordance with health codes and departmental policies and procedures to avoid contamination.
• Completes assigned administrative recordkeeping such as inventory of supplies, production records, all required logs including but not limited to temperature logs, waste logs, substitution logs, etc., and various reports as assigned on a daily basis.
• Performs cleaning duties daily, waste disposal, and assists with pots and pans as needed.
• Attends and participates in departmental meetings/huddles and in-services and provides direct feedback to management to promote continuous quality improvement for self and department.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

• 1 year of cooking or 3 years of directly related food service experience equivalent required.
• Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Basic math required for recipe quantity calculations.
• Ability to adjust recipe quantities based on census or volume.
• Writing skills required for completing production records and documenting on logs and other reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• HS Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Serv Safe Food Handlers certification.
• 5 years of cooking in a healthcare setting or large volume/institutional cooking.
• Additional language a plus.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.