HOT PRODUCTION COOK

Excela Health; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated culinary professional to join their team. This role involves preparing delicious meals for patients and retail areas while ensuring food safety and sanitation standards are met. You will play a crucial part in providing exceptional service, maintaining quality, and adhering to regulatory guidelines. If you have a passion for food and a commitment to excellence, this position offers a great opportunity to make a difference in a dynamic environment. Join a team that values your skills and provides a supportive atmosphere for growth and success.

Benefits

$4,000 SIGN ON BONUS

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in restaurant or institutional cooking required.
• ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to recipes and production sheets.
• Maintain a sanitary work area and follow food safety guidelines.
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

HACCP Guidelines

MSDS Guidelines

Job description

$4,000 SIGN ON BONUS

Job Summary/Overall Objectives

This position is responsible for the preparation of hot food items to both patient and retail areas. This position utilizes production sheets, forecasting, recipes, and equipment.

Essential Job Functions

1. Patient and Retail Services
   • Prepares food according to recipes and production sheets to meet the department's standards for quality as measured by appearance, taste, temperature and portion sizes.
   • Accurately completes production sheet data to include usage, yields, and leftovers.
   • Completes all daily “prep” work as assigned.
   • Sets up and breaks down hot food serving areas.
   • Fills in for cross-trained roles in the department.
2. Regulatory/Sanitation
   • Maintains work area in a sanitary manner; completes cleaning duties.
   • Prepares, serves, and stores foods according to HACCP guidelines.
   • Practices good hygiene including hand washing, wearing hair restraints, and glove usage.
   • Utilizes FIFO when obtaining foods from storage areas.
   • Takes and records temperatures of food during meal periods.
3. Safety
   • Uses equipment in a safe manner; reports any issues immediately.
   • Cleans equipment according to established guidelines.
   • Refers to and follows MSDS guidelines for chemical usage and storage.
   • Uses proper body techniques in lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
4. Service Excellence
   • Performs excellent customer service skills with all customers and coworkers.
   • Answers questions about prepared café food items.
   • Handles service recovery immediately or involves supervisor as needed.
   • Receives and distributes all messages in a timely manner.
5. Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]

Required Qualifications/Experience

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in restaurant or institutional cooking.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts.
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in healthcare food service cooking.
• Experience in healthcare setting.

License, Certification & Clearances

• ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred.
• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.