Cook - Food & Nutrition (Full Time) - 8050

mhnetwork; West Virginia; On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary's Medical Center is seeking a full-time Cook in the Food & Nutrition Department to prepare foods to strict standards and oversee all aspects of cooking. The Cook for the Bake Shop will produce breads and desserts for patients, special meals and cafe customers.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least two years of training in quantity food preparation, sanitation and hygiene, with a minimum of three years of institutional cook experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years training in food quantity preparation, sanitation and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Cook all foods to the department's standards.
• Prepare meats and main dishes and operate kitchen equipment.
• Bake shop duties include making breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, custards and gelatin for patients and cafe customers.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Arithmetic

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food quantity preparation

Sanitation & hygiene

Job description

St. Mary's Medical Center is seeking a full time Cook for our Food & Nutrition Department. Under the direction of the Director of Food Service or designee, is responsible for all aspects of cooking; to ensure that all food is prepared to the strict standards of the department; prepares meats and main dishes; must be knowledgeable in general principles of quantity food cooking and use of all kitchen equipment; must understand standards of production, preparation of food of high quality in specified quantities. For the Cook assigned to the Bake Shop, makes breads, rolls, biscuits, cakes, cookies, pies, and other bakery products as well as preparing puddings, custards and gelatin products for patients, special meals and cafe’ customers.

Education

High school graduate or equivalent. Minimum of two years training in food quantity preparation, sanitation and hygiene. Secondary education preferred with courses in baking and/or cooking.

Experience

A minimum of three years institutional or Medical Center cooking.

Skills

Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions. Ability to do arithmetic calculations and computations.