First Cook - PD - Days - Nutrition Services @ MV

El Camino Hospital; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

El Camino Health is hiring a hospital cook to prepare meals for patients, cafeteria, and catering services. The role emphasizes accurate menu preparation, portion control, and eye-appealing presentation.

The cook will ensure compliance with Food Safety Code and HACCP standards, participate in recipe development, and help maintain high-quality food experiences for the El Camino Health community. Strong math and recipe-reading skills are required.

Qualifications

• 3 years of quantity cooking experience in healthcare or hospitality.
• AA Degree in hospitality or culinary certification desirable.
• Good math skills to scale recipes.
• Must understand and follow recipes in food preparation and serving.
• Demonstrated ability to accept responsibility and problem solving.
• Knowledge in more advanced food preparation (i.e. slice, julienne, dice, batonnet, tourne) a plus.
• Knowledge in Buffet and Banquet Platters a plus.
• Demonstration cooking skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cook and serve food for patients, cafeteria and catering.
• Maintain menus with accuracy, consistency, eye appeal and proper portion control.
• Comply with Food Safety Code and HACCP standards consistently.
• Be involved in the development of recipes, menus and food presentation.
• Monitor food quality standards to ensure consistency and highest quality standards of the El Camino Hospital food experience.

Skills

Quantity cooking experience

Good math skills

Read and follow recipes

Problem solving

Advanced food preparation knowledge

Buffet/banquet platters knowledge

Demonstration cooking experience

Education

AA Degree in hospitality or culinary certification

Job description

El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: One built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care. Come join the team that makes this happen.

FTE

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Day: 8 hours

Job Description

Cook and serve food for patients, cafeteria and catering. Maintain menus with accuracy, consistency, eye appeal and proper portion control. Comply with Food Safety Code and HACCP standards consistently. Be involved in the development of recipes, menus and food presentation. Monitor food quality standards to ensure consistency and highest quality standards of the El Camino Hospital food experience.

Qualifications

• 3 years of quantity cooking experience in healthcare or hospitality required. AA Degree in hospitality or Certification from an accredited culinary institute highly desirable.
• Good math skills required, must be able to scale recipes
• Must understand and follow recipes in food preparation and serving
• Demonstrated ability to accept responsibility and problem solving
• Knowledge in more advanced food preparation (i.e. slice, julienne, dice, batonnet, tourne) a plus
• Knowledge in Buffet and Banquet Platters a plus
• Demonstration cooking skills a plus

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

• Food Safety Manager Certification

Salary Range:

$36.64 - $46.34 USD Hour

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available. El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

Medium Work - Requires standing the majority of the shift with the ability to lift up to 35 lbs. frequently. Work involves sitting, kneeling, climbing and squatting. - (Physical Requirements-United States of America)

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.