Healthcare Kitchen Cook: High-Volume, Patient-Focused Prep

Hartford Hospital; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare’s Hartford Hospital is seeking a food service cook to prepare meals according to approved menus, recipes, and production sheets. The role emphasizes safe handling, quality, and cost containment under the supervision of a Food Services Manager.

Responsibilities include batching, temperature control, recordkeeping, and collaboration with the culinary team to improve quality and efficiency. Prior healthcare or large-volume kitchen experience is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes, portioning, garnishing, and presentation.
• Prepare and distribute food at correct temperatures and maintain sanitation of equipment.
• Complete inventory, production records, logs, and daily reports.
• Perform cleaning duties and assist with kitchen sanitation.
• Attend meetings and contribute to continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Cooking

Recipe calculations

English proficiency

Sanitation & HACCP

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Serv Safe Certification

Job description

Hartford HealthCare’s Hartford Hospital is seeking a food service cook to prepare meals according to approved menus, recipes, and production sheets. The role emphasizes safe handling, quality, and cost containment under the supervision of a Food Services Manager.

Responsibilities include batching, temperature control, recordkeeping, and collaboration with the culinary team to improve quality and efficiency. Prior healthcare or large-volume kitchen experience is preferred.