Food Services - Cook

Job Description:

Cook

Full- Time - First Shift

Job Description:

Produces and prepares food for cafeteria, catering, and hot/cold food production according to menus, recipes, and portions appropriately adhering to Baptist Health Brand Culinary Standards. Maintains proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards while preparing, serving, and cleaning up food. Ensures proper label and dating standards are followed along with understanding and following food rotation methods like (FIFO) first in - first out. Ensures quality and visual presentation of food. Must be knowledgeable and possess ability to operate applicable kitchen equipment with working knowledge of food items. Assists other employees to ensure all kitchen duties are completed within given time constraints. Assists in other areas of the operation, as needed. Basic knife skills required. Cook I is responsible for learning and developing skills for safe, efficient, and high-quality food production and service. Provides relief for all Cook I and Food Service Worker positions as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Meal Preparation.
• Food Safety and Equipment Use
• Recipe Compliance
• Customer Experience

Essential Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred, but not required; or 1 - 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred: Culinary Degree, Serve safe Food Handlers certificate or local Health Department license

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support