Food Service Worker (Cook)

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits start day 1

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Massachusetts is seeking a skilled Cook to prepare a wide variety of meals for clients, employees and visitors. You will follow recipes and planning schedules to meet mealtime needs, while ensuring taste, quality and safety.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED with 3+ years of relevant experience; Serve Safe and Allergy Awareness certifications are preferred. This full-time position offers day-one benefits and a 40-hour work week, with Sunday through

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with 3+ years in a similar role.
• Serve Safe and Allergy Awareness certifications preferred.
• Experience in nutrition/menu planning for institutional settings.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares well-balanced meals according to recipes and schedules.
• Transports food and ensures quality and proper storage.
• Inspects food quality and quantity prior to serving.
• Prepares meals for special events and holidays.
• Adheres to cleanliness and sanitary guidelines; opens/closes kitchen.
• Maintains relationships with food suppliers and orders supplies.

Skills

Culinary skills

Food safety awareness

Nutritional planning

Education

High School diploma or GED

Serve Safe certification

Allergy Awareness certification

Nutrition/menu planning training

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.

The Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking a wide variety of food for clients, employees and visitors. He/she prepares food according to recipes and plans cooking schedules to meet mealtime schedules.

Job Description

• Benefits that start day 1!
• Schedule: Full Time, 40 Hours, Sunday - Thursday 10am-630pm

Responsibilities

• Plans and/or follows a weekly menu consisting of well-balanced nutritious meals that meet USDA requirements ensuring proper taste and temperature.
• Prepares appetizing, healthy, well-balanced meals and snacks; meeting all meal schedules.
• Transports food from Transitions to TTC ensuring quality and
• Inspects all food for quality and quantity prior to serving.
• Prepares meals for special events and Holidays.
• Takes necessary measures to avoid food waste.
• Responsible for set up and clean-up of food production; adheres to kitchen cleanliness and sanitary guidelines as directed by the local board of health.
• Responsible for opening and closing kitchen and ensuring the food is properly stored.
• In collaboration with the Program Director, orders and maintains supplies.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with food suppliers.
• Meets with direct supervisor for regular supervision meetings and comes prepared to meeting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with a minimum of three years relevant work experience.
• Valid Driver's license in good standing preferred.
• Must have documented evidence of training in such related areas as nutrition/menu planning in an institutional setting. Provision of any health documentation that might be required by regulatory agencies (Serve Safe certification, Allergy Awareness certification etc.).
• Must demonstrate ability to relate to a substance abuse treatment population in a sensitive manner, an interest and willingness to work in a multicultural setting.

Pay Range

$20.00 - $24.38

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. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

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