Cook - Nutrition Services

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking a cook to review menus and production orders and prepare hot items and baked goods in our dining operation. You will follow standardized methods, operate kitchen equipment, and ensure consistent quality of prepared foods.

Responsibilities include monitoring taste, temperature, sanitation, and presentation, with rotating shifts, and potential opening or closing duties as needed. A team-focused, safety-conscious approach is essential.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with 2 years of cook experience.
• Formal culinary education highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews menus, work orders or customer orders to determine type and quantities of food to be prepared.
• Utilizes standardized production methods to operate equipment and recipes for hot production items and baked goods.
• Monitors quantity, quality, taste, and temperature of all foods and baked goods prepared; garnishes and presents hood foods and baked goods.
• Maintains sanitation and neatness of area walk-in and reach-in refrigerators and storage areas.
• Communicates with co-workers and supervisors throughout the department.

Skills

Cooking

Education

High school diploma

Culinary education

Job description

Overview

Reviews menus, work orders or customer orders to determine type and quantities of food to be prepared. May plan menus and estimate required food quantities, labor and overhead costs.

Responsibilities

1. Utilizes standardized production methods and techniques to operate equipment and recipes for hot production food items and baked goods.
2. Uses production schedule and established par stock levels to assure proper production quantities.
3. Monitors quantity, quality, taste, and temperature of all foods and baked goods prepared. Garnishes and presents all hood foods and baked goods.
4. Suggests, helps implement and market Bake Shop items in the Dining Room.
5. May inventory Bake Shop supplies, and maintain adequate par levels.
6. May order, disperse, and monitor fresh donuts, bagels, and bread.
7. Maintains sanitation and neatness of area walk-in and reach-in refrigerators and storage areas.
8. Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains benches, equipment and all work areas.
9. Communicates with co-workers, supervisors, and/or lead people throughout the entire department.
10. In the absence of Supervisor, acts as a supervisor for the breakfast tray-line.
11. May perform kitchen opening duties or kitchen and dining room closing duties.
12. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with 2 years of experience as a cook required.
• Formal culinary education highly preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

None

• Area of Interest: Service
• Pay Range: $18.25/Hr. - $26.35/Hr.
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week
• Shift: Rotating
• Job ID: 42146

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more: Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affiantive Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.