Healthcare Kitchen Cook - High-Volume & Creative

hhccareers; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare meals according to approved menus and recipes in a hospital setting, ensuring food is produced safely, at the correct temperatures, and plated with care.

This role requires 1 year of cooking or 3 years in related food service, basic math for recipe calculations, and meticulous log documentation. Serv Safe certification is preferred, and bilingual abilities are a plus.

Qualifications

• 1 year of cooking or 3 years of directly related food service experience.
• Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Basic math required for recipe quantity calculations.
• Ability to adjust recipe quantities based on census or volume.
• Writing skills required for completing production records and documenting on logs and other reports.
• Bilingual abilities are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes while being able to quantity and batch cook, appropriately garnish and decorate according to standards.
• Handles, prepares, and distributes food at the proper temperature and assists in sanitation of equipment and adherence to health codes.
• Completes administrative records such as inventory, production logs, temperature logs, waste logs and reports daily.
• Performs cleaning duties daily, waste disposal, and assists with pots and pans as needed.
• Attends departmental meetings and provides feedback to promote quality improvement.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

English literacy

Math for recipes

Documentation skills

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Serv Safe Certification (preferred)

Job description

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare meals according to approved menus and recipes in a hospital setting, ensuring food is produced safely, at the correct temperatures, and plated with care.

This role requires 1 year of cooking or 3 years in related food service, basic math for recipe calculations, and meticulous log documentation. Serv Safe certification is preferred, and bilingual abilities are a plus.