Cook

NYU Langone Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospitals is seeking an experienced Cook to join their team in Brooklyn. The Cook will assist in preparing and serving food for patients, staff, and events, adhering to safety and sanitation standards. Candidates must possess culinary skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a kitchen environment.
• Ability to read and write fluent English.
• Experience following oral and written directions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Chef in preparation, seasoning, cooking, and plating of food.
• Plan cooking schedules to ensure food readiness at specified times.
• Maintain strict sanitary standards and HACCP methods.

Skills

Culinary skills

Customer service

Sanitation standards

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certification in hotel or institutional cooking

Job description

NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more aboutNYULangoneHospital – Brooklyn, and interact with us onLinkedIn,Glassdoor,Indeed,Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeandInstagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cook.

In this role, the successful candidate Assists Chef in preparation, seasoning, cooking and plating of food served to patients, employees, cafeteria and catered events, using standardized recipes

Job Responsibilities:

• Other duties assigned my management and/or deemed past practice.
• Reviews menus and work orders to determine type and quantities of food to be prepared for patients, cafeteria and catered functions.
• Plans cooking schedules in order for food to be ready at specified times.
• Confers with Production Manager/Executive Chef regarding modified diet prep and use of leftovers.
• Procures food from refrigerator, freezer or other storage areas. Trims/ Cuts meat or fowl using knives.
• Washes, trims, seasons, cooks, measures and mixes food according to recipes and Production Manger's instructions.
• Uses a variety of kitchen utensils & equipment such as mixers, grinders etc, appropriately and safely.
• Bakes, roasts, broils & steams meat, fish, vegetables & other food.
• Adjusts heat control & timers on stoves, ovens, steam kettles & grills according to instructions.
• Carves portions of meat, fish or fowl for individual servings
• Cooks products according to standardized recipes, controls oven temperature to produce desirable results.
• Assists in plating and lidding portioned foods.
• Maintains strict sanitary standards, according to departmental policy and procedures (e.g. handling food appropriately, maintaining temperatures, etc.) cleaning work stations, etc.
• Follows HACCP methods for storing, cooking, preparing and cooling potentially hazardous foods. Includes filling out appropriate temperature logs.
• Fills our appropriate production sheets.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, QI Program, safety, environmental & Infection Control Standards
• Customer Service: respectful, flexibility, knowledge, confident, professional, pleasant, attitude, patience & helpfulness.
• Accepts directives from supervisor willingly

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School graduate or equivalent from a formal technical school specializing in hotel or institutional cooking.
3 + years experience.
ility to read and write fluent English. Ability to follow oral & written directions.

Preferred Qualifications:
ServSafe Certification preferred. NY State Food Protection license preferred

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $50,143.59 - $55,294.61 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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