Cook- Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Per Diem cook to support meal preparation in a hospital setting.

You will follow production sheets, prepare diverse items, and maintain high quality and food safety standards. The role requires 1–2 years of quantity cooking experience and Serve Safe certification within 1 year of start. The position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and offers hourly pay.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of quantity cooking experience.
• Knowledge of sauces, gravies and recipe conversions.
• Familiar with sanitation and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Work according to daily production sheets and prepare food supplies and equipment.
• Follow or adapt recipes using broiling, boiling, grilling, baking, and frying.
• Prepare food items in advance to meet production schedules.
• Ensure high quality, visually appealing and tasty outputs.
• Perform light cleaning and maintain sanitation procedures.
• Minimize waste and assist with inventory of finished goods.
• Assist with receiving deliveries and rotate stock with proper labeling.

Skills

Basic cooking techniques

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Serve Safe certification

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Per Diem - Based on the department needs

Duties/Responsibilities

Job Description:

• Work according to daily production sheets and prepares food supplies and equipment required.
• Following or modifying recipes on file, uses a variety of methods including broiling, boiling, grilling, baking, and frying to prepare food items.
• As necessary, prepares food items in advance to meet production schedule.
• Always produces a good quality product, utilizes creativity and know how in producing food items that are aesthetically pleasing and taste appealing.
• Performs light cleaning duties including work area, equipment or special areas assigned.
• Required to follow proper sanitation procedures in performing assigned duties.
• Always keeps waste and over production to a minimum and assists in determining the use of excess cooked food.
• Assist with Receiving Deliveries
• Monitor food stock levels, rotate label and date all food product

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills Required

• Must have demonstrated knowledge of basic cooking techniques in preparation of sauces, gravies and recipe conversions usually acquired through 1-2 years of experience in quantity cooking. General knowledge of special diets required.

Education Required

• Equivalent to a high school graduate in basic skill sets and additional training in quantity cooking preferred.

Registration/Certification

• Must be Serve Safe certified within 1 year of start date.

This job requires frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking and lifting over 10 lbs. There will be occasional need for climbing stairs, lifting in excess of 50-100 lbs and sitting. Constant use of hearing, sight and speech. Frequent use of smell and touch. Frequent keyboard and telephone use. Constant concentration and problem solving.

Exposure Risk: Exposure risk to bodily fluids is low.

Pay Range

$18.81 - $33.00

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled