Cuisine Specialist: Menu Prep & Quality

Aurora Health Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care is seeking a skilled culinary professional to support daily food production in a hospital setting. You will review production sheets, prepare a variety of items, and ensure quality and portion control according to recipes and guidelines.

Your role includes safe handling, proper storage, and sanitation, with attention to waste reduction and accurate temperature logs. The position requires diet awareness, the ability to scale recipes, and strong teamwork in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Familiarity with diet restrictions and ability to adapt recipes accordingly.
• Ability to measure and scale amounts of ingredients used in a recipe.
• Proficient time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quality and quantity needed for items to prepare.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe. Uses kitchen utensils and equipment to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils and steams meat, fish, vegetables and other foods per recipes. Carves and slices meats and cheese.
• Garnishes, displays and serves food items according to standards and recipes.
• Ensures proper storage and rotation of inventories in refrigerators and freezers. Monitors food temperatures and utilizes established procedures to ensure safe food handling techniques and prevent bacteria contamination.
• Follows department standards for safe food handling, storage and sanitation. Maintain temperature logs for production areas per department standards.
• Monitors accurate portioning and promotes food waste control. Prepares in small batches to help control waste/cost.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Skills

Diet restriction knowledge

Measure ingredients

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School graduate

Job description

Aurora Health Care is seeking a skilled culinary professional to support daily food production in a hospital setting. You will review production sheets, prepare a variety of items, and ensure quality and portion control according to recipes and guidelines.

Your role includes safe handling, proper storage, and sanitation, with attention to waste reduction and accurate temperature logs. The position requires diet awareness, the ability to scale recipes, and strong teamwork in a fast-paced