COOK IN FOOD & NUTRITION FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT 24343

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 21,025 - 29,945; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans

Vacation days and sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Paramus, NJ seeks a full-time Cook in Food & Nutrition. This entry-level role involves preparing meals, ensuring safe cooking practices, and adhering to departmental policies. Ideal candidates should have quantity cooking experience, English proficiency, and basic math skills. The position offers competitive hourly pay and a comprehensive benefits package, promoting work-life balance and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale cooking is essential.
• Ability to follow recipes and adhere to safety guidelines.
• Skills in customer interaction and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to recipes and production schedules.
• Ensure safe cooking and food handling.
• Participate in team meetings and training.

Skills

Quantity cooking experience

English proficiency

Mathematical skills for calculating quantities

Education

High School graduation or equivalent

Job description

COOK IN FOOD & NUTRITION FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT 24343

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

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 Center’s 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 and Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range. $18.50 per hour + differential of $1.00 for evening, night, weekend shifts.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work‑life balance with ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally, we offer robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to support ongoing professional development.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing – Hospitals and Health Care