COOK IN FOOD & NUTRITION | FULL-TIME DAY & EVERY OTHER WEEKEND SHIFT (24343)

Care Plus Bergen, Inc.; Paramus (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, NJ is seeking a Cook in Food and Nutrition to join our hospital kitchen team. This role prepares meals per the menu, ensures safety and quality, and helps maintain timely service in a clinical setting.

Applicants should have a High School diploma or equivalent, basic math skills, and English proficiency. The position offers an hourly wage with evening, night and weekend shift differentials and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifikationen

• Quantity cooking experience required.
• Must pass math skills test (knowledge adequate for calculating quantities of ingredients).
• Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language preferred.

Aufgaben

• Prepares all food required by the menu using recipes and other production documents.
• Prepares meals for service at specific time deadlines.
• Ensures portion sizes are according to production guidelines.
• Uses steamers, ovens, grills, broilers and other equipment safely.
• Tests food using thermometers and tasting; adjusts cooking process as necessary.
• Follows HACCP and infection control guidelines to ensure food is produced safely.

Kenntnisse

Quantity cooking experience

Math skills test

English language proficiency

Ausbildung

High School diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Requisition Number: COOKI009640

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

New Jersey CPB
Paramus, NJ 07652, USA

Description

Join Our Team at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center!**

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Cook in Food and Nutrition.

Job Duties

• Prepares all food required by the menu using recipes and other production documents.
• Prepares meals for service at specific time deadlines.
• Ensures that portion sizes are according to food service production guidelines.
• Uses steamers, ovens, grills, broilers and other equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Tests food using thermometers and tasting. Adjusts cooking process as necessary.
• Follows HACCP and infection control guidelines to ensure food is produced in a safe, sanitary manner.
• Participates as a team member in department meetings and the quality process.
• Attends in-service training with 100% attendance, as required.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience, and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center=s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Centers Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.

Other Duties

• Assists in cleaning food production storage area.
• Properly stores items in storeroom and rotates stock as necessary.
• Ensures that stock inventory is accurate and according to vendor specifications.
• Monitors temperatures of food in freezers and refrigerators. Reports malfunctions to the Food Production Manager.
• Performs other related functions as assigned by supervisor or as required to meet departmental needs

Position Qualifications

• Quantity cooking experience required.
• Must pass math skills test (knowledge adequate for calculating quantities of ingredients).
• Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language preferred.

Education

High School graduation or equivalent.

Job Setting/Physical Demands

• Hospital kitchens, cafeteria.
• Exposed to heat, wetness, odors in kitchen and/or patient areas.
• Exposed to varying degrees of kitchen elements such as steam, electricity, sharp knives and cutting equipment and to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
• Frequent prolonged standing/walking.
• Lifts/moves or pushes/pulls heavy equipment/supplies.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range.

$22.00 PER HR/ SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS: EVENING, NIGHTS & WEEKENDS $1.15 per hour

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally, we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.

Please note that selection of the candidate for any position will depend on several factors, including the individual’s educational background, skills, and professional experience.

Licenses & Certifications

ServSafe

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