Cook III

Staff_02 Halifax Staffing Inc.; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Halifax Health in Daytona Beach area seeks a Cook III to prepare hot foods for patients, Team Members and visitors on-site. This role maintains temperature logs and ensures sanitation of the kitchen and related documentation.

The position requires following recipes, operating equipment, and adhering to safety standards. You will support daily production meetings and may lead them in the Chef's absence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Food service experience required; must include cooking experience.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions and read recipes.
• Must be able to operate listed kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Gathers ingredients for assigned menu items.
• Pre-preps food ingredients according to recipes.
• Washes, chops, pans out foods as instructed by the chefs.
• Measures or weighs every ingredient as specified by the recipe.
• Bakes, roasts, fries, broils, and steams vegetables, meats, and other foods.
• Records food temperatures onto food temperature logs for end production.
• Attends daily production meetings and leads daily production meetings in the absence of the Chef.
• Maintains sanitation and safe food handling throughout the shift.

Skills

Food service experience

Cooking experience

Follow recipes

Operate kitchen equipment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Slicers

Mixers

Grills

Fryers

Ovens

Steamers

Steam jacketed kettles

Job description

Variable (United States of America) Cook III

This Cook III is responsible for preparing hot foods for patients, Team Members and visitors on-site. This individual is also responsible for maintaining temperature logs on all foods served, clean-up and sanitation of the kitchen and all applicable documentation such as equipment temperature logs.

Qualifications and Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Food service experience required; must include cooking experience.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions and be able to read recipes.
• Must be able to operate slicers, mixers, grills, fryers, ovens, steamers, and steam jacketed kettles without assistance.

Responsibilities

• Gathers ingredients for assigned menu items.
• Obtains recipe calibrated for the number of servings specified by either the tally or forecast on production sheet.
• Pre-preps food ingredients for menu items according to standardized recipes.
• Washes, chops, pans out foods as instructed by the chefs.
• Assembles food ingredients for menu items according to standardized recipes.
• Measures or weighs every ingredient specified by the recipe.
• Bakes, roasts, fries, broils, and steams vegetables, meats, and other foods.
• Follows correct procedures for processing and assembling ingredients and uses correct pan size as specified by standardized recipe.
• Assembles finished pans of foods on steam tables according to steam table diagrams.
• Sets up grill and/or fryer and fries items as assigned.
• Follows all standards of safe food handling, temperature control, and personal hygiene.
• Records food temperatures onto food temperature logs for end production and holding at specified times.
• Records refrigerator, freezer, and warmer temperatures on equipment temperature logs as assigned.
• Initiates corrective actions according to policy and procedure.
• Notifies Chef of equipment needing repair so that work orders can be initiated timely.
• Performs general cleaning and sanitizing tasks as assigned and always cleans and sanitizes food contact surfaces before using.
• Attends daily production meetings, in-services, and department meetings.
• Leads daily production meeting in the absence of the Chef.

As a cornerstone of our community, we need strong, compassionate and talented medical professionals just like you. Our team works together to ensure that families receive the highest-quality care in a pleasant setting where they feel valued.

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Recognized as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the United States by IBM Watson Health, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of health care services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, urgent care clinics, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community clinic, five pediatric medical practices, a home health care agency and an exclusive provider organization.

Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC), Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, complete Neurosurgical Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks.