Cook(DOH/NMBHI#12894)

New Mexico Department of Health; Las Vegas (NM); On-site; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Department of Health is seeking a cook to prepare and cook large quantities of food according to menus and nutritional requirements. The role involves following recipes, maintaining quality, and adhering to kitchen safety standards.

The ideal candidate has experience as a cook in institutional settings, ability to work with dietary restrictions, and a commitment to cleanliness and food safety. This is a state employment opportunity with potential for ongoing recruitment and a

Qualifications

• Must have experience cooking large quantities according to recipes.
• Experience serving food in hospital or institutional settings is preferred.
• Experience cleaning and sterilizing kitchen, utensils, and equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook large quantities of food according to menus and dietary restrictions.
• Accurately measure, mix, and prepare ingredients using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.

Skills

Experience as a cook

Experience serving food to residents

Experience cleaning and sterilizing

Job description

This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Why does the job exist?

Prepare and cook large quantities of foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, and numbers of portions to be served.

How does it get done?

The job gets done by performing tasks such as:

accurately measures and mixes and prepare ingredients according to recipes using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.

Who are the customers?

Ideal Candidate

• experience as a cook;
• experience serving food to residents of a hospital or institution;
• experience cleaning and sterilizing kitchen, utensils, and equipment.

No Prior Experience or Training Required.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid NM Driver's License.

Must obtain a Defensive Driving Certificate.

Working Conditions

This position requires extended periods of standing, bending, squatting and reaching above head and shoulders as well as the ability to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds. Incumbent may be exposed to minor physical harm such as cuts from knives, kitchen machinery and other kitchen equipment. This position requires the ability to push and/ or pull wheeled carts and/or dollies weighing up to Three-Hundred Fifty (350} pounds. Effective 01/01/2015, New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute became a 100% Tobacco Free/E-Cigarette Free Campus. As such, no tobacco, tobacco products or E-cigarette products are permitted on any part of the campus.

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.