Dietary Cook

Cross Healthcare Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cross Healthcare Services seeks a kitchen worker to prepare foods per state regulations, administrative policies, and resident diet needs. This role covers all shifts and requires adherence to standardized recipes and portion control.

The position emphasizes safe handling, timely meal production, and proper storage of perishables, with focus on quality and food integrity throughout service hours.

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of quality food preparation preferred.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English.

Responsibilities

• Follows established departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies.
• Follows the established standardized recipes and monitors food production and waste.
• Prepares the portions of meal items according to menu and diet requirements.
• Reviews menus for special diet needs prior to meal.
• Monitors tray line at meal times to ensure that proper portion control standards, dietary restrictions, and dietary supplementation are being adhered to.
• Prepare food to coincide with meal serving hours so that quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved.
• Operates all kitchen equipment as necessary.
• Monitors perishable foods and ensures proper storage and rotation.
• Maintain proper food and freezer storage.
• Maintain proper food handling techniques and ensure glove usage, as appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

Skills

English communication

Education

Highschool diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for preparation of foods according to required state regulations, administrative policies, and resident diet requirements. Hiring for all shifts!

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Follows established departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies
• Follows the established standardized recipes and monitors food production and waste
• Prepares the portions of meal items according to menu and diet requirements
• Reviews menus for special diet needs prior to meal
• Monitors tray line at meal times to ensure that proper portion control standards, dietary restrictions, and dietary supplementation are being adhered to
• Prepare food to coincide with meal serving hours so that quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved
• Operates all kitchen equipment as necessary
• Monitors perishable foods and ensures proper storage and rotation
• Maintain proper food and freezer storage
• Maintain proper food handling techniques and ensure glove usage, as appropriate
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities)

• Highschool diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of quality food preparation preferred
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Physical Demands – Office

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment – Office

This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.