COOK IN FOOD & NUTRITION | FULL-TIME EVENING & EVERY OTHER WEEKEND SHIFT (23302)

Care Plus Bergen, Inc.; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a Cook in Food and Nutrition. This role prepares meals, adheres to recipes, and ensures service deadlines in a hospital kitchen.

The successful candidate will have quantity cooking experience, must pass a math skills test, and possess a high school diploma; ServSafe is preferred. This on-site position offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Centers Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• 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.

Skills

Quantity cooking

Math skills test

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Requisition Number: COOKI009495

• Posted : August 3, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

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.

Qualifications

Skills

Behaviors

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Motivations

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Education

Required

High School or better in Diploma/GED.

Experience

Required

1 year:

Experience in quantity cooking

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

ServSafe

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