Cook/Baker - Soin Medical Center - Culinary/Nutrition - Full-Time, 80 hours biweekly, 1st Shift

Kettering Health Network; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering Health Network seeks a dedicated Cook to prepare and season food for patients and staff. The role includes adhering to food safety standards, managing kitchen cleanliness, and preparing meals in a timely manner. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and at least a year of culinary experience, with a focus on following recipes and maintaining hygiene in food service.

Qualifications

• At least one-year cooking/baking experience required.
• Able to read and follow recipes and safety guidelines.
• Experience with HACCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and seasons food for patients and guests following established recipes.
• Manages food safety practices and maintains cleanliness of the kitchen.
• Assembles, serves, cooks, or bakes food and beverages as needed.

Skills

Knife skills

Food preparation

HACCP knowledge

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.

Responsibilities & Requirements

The Cook:

Cooks and seasons food for patients, employees, guests, and visitors following established recipes. Prepares and stores food in accordance with HACCP principles and applicable food codes. Safely uses, cleans, and cares for equipment and work areas. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Accurately manages position paperwork (follows recipes and production sheets, completes forecasting documents, etc.).
• Follows correct hand hygiene procedures (washes hands between tasks and whenever dirty, uses gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods, etc.).
• Utilizes appropriate scripting and responds to patients/internal and external customers (responds to internal customers such as Cafeteria staff, Dish Room staff, Supervisors, Physician Lounge attendant, and to each other in a way that promotes collaboration).
• Effectively and safely uses position equipment, performing applicable cleaning/sanitation procedures (pays special attention to slicers, cleans ceiling of microwave, pulls items out of refrigerators to clean behind, etc.).
• Correctly date-marks food items, monitors for temperature control, and monitors “use by” dates, ensuring food items are stored so foods with earliest “use by” dates are used first (effectively uses ice wands or other mechanisms to safely cool food, defrosts food properly, used FDA guidelines for dating, minimizes time TTC foods are out of refrigeration, stores food in proper order in walk-ins, etc.).
• Prepares, assembles, serves, cooks, or bakes food and beverages per guidelines/recipes, meeting time deadlines for service.

Job Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required.

Minimum of one-year cooking/baking experience required.

Able to read and write English and follow oral and written directions.

Able to walk and stand for long periods of time.

Able to work with and around equipment that generates heat, steam, cold, etc.

Able to follow recipes to prepare food.

Demonstrates a working knowledge of HACCP and applicable food codes.

Demonstrates appropriate knife skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience cooking from scratch and/or a la carte restaurant experience preferred.

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