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Job Description
Prepare cook season and serve adequate attractive nutritious and balanced meals including meat fish fowl vegetables fruit soups salads desserts breads and pastries as specified and scheduled by the menus. Clean dietary work area.
The person holding this position is delegated the responsibilities for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Handle and prepare food that is palatable appetizing and attractive following standardized recipes.
- Comply with meal schedules.
- Maintain and use equipment and supplies sanitize after each use.
- Work cooperatively with other staff and departments.
- Use initiative judgment and portion control in setting up meals and utilizing leftovers to avoid waste.
- Follow standard recipes.
- Cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
- Understand importance of proper foodhandling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
- Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
- Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meat fish and fowl.
- Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portioncontrol guidelines for individual residents.
- Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel wash trim and cut vegetables and fruit; wash cut deboneand trim meat fish and fowl.
- Taste smell and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
- Serve food according to dietary guidelines checking each meal for completeness and accuracy.
- Wash and sanitize pots pansand other equipment as used.
- Responsible for supervision of other food service employees in absence of dietary service managerand assist in training of new employees.
- Cook foods: Bake roast stewand steamcook meats fishand fowl basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies stocks dressings saucesand soups.
- Prepare cold meats sandwiches griddle cakes cooked cerealsand beverages.
- Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
- Assist in the cleaning of the dietary department.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
