Cook

Cook

Apply for the Cook role at GA Med Group. This position is part of the Harrington Park Health & Rehab center. The base pay range is $15.75/hr - $15.75/hr this is a part‑time position.

• Prepares various foods depending on menu created by dieticians for each meal of the day.
• Operates various kitchen equipment in preparation for the meal, e.g., mixer, meat slicer, food processor, oven, steamer.
• Cleans work surfaces after each shift: sweeps floors, wipes down counter space, covers and stores unused foods.
• Creates meals that are appropriate for the elderly and in large quantities, using institutional‑size cookware.
• Works at a constant pace to ensure that food is ready for each meal of the day.
• Complies with infection control policies in the work area.
• Keeps equipment clean at all times.
• May be required to fill in gaps in kitchen help.
• Reports needed repairs to the maintenance department.
• Reads and understands menus.
• Prepares meals in accordance with the menu and follows standardized recipes.
• Assists in the food service line to ensure diets are served as ordered (including specialized diets, likes and dislikes, therapeutic diets, etc.).
• Monitors/serves meals with appropriate portion controls.
• Assists in processing diet changes and new diets.
• Ensures meals are prepared and served on time.
• Provides substitutes for those who refuse foods served.
• Properly scrapes and washes dishes, pots, and pans.
• Records freezer and walk‑in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures.
• Checks stock as needed, puts up stock appropriately, stores cleaning materials appropriately.
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service.
• Returns trays to kitchen if requested.
• Understands diet orders, follows NPO diet orders, processes diet orders, understands menu substitutions, and records them per guidelines.
• Properly stores leftovers or opened food.
• Makes coffee/tea as requested.
• Follows procedures for serving associate meals.
• Follows proper procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment such as carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, oven, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee/tea maker, steam table, etc.
• Uses appropriate serving equipment.
• Checks and records water temperature, verifies dishwasher with sanitizer strips, checks chemical levels, follows operating procedures of the steamer.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to committees, work groups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

• Communicates well with associates, patients, family members, and visitors, providing warm and friendly greetings and an approachable attitude.
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor and answers questions in a professional manner.

A high school diploma or its equivalent preferred.

Supervisory responsibilities:

None.

Language skills:
Ability to read, interpret and write routine reports. Ability to speak effectively before groups.

Mathematical skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.

Reasoning ability:
Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions presented in written, oral or diagram form.

Computer application skills:
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, use hands and arms, occasionally stand. Vision requirements include close and distance vision with focus adjustment.

Part‑time. Starting pay: $15.75/hour. Benefits include paid time off with cash out ability, 7 paid holidays, vision insurance, 401(k) with match, and referral bonus program.

Seniority level:
Entry level.

Employment type:

Part‑time.

Job function:
Other.

Industry: Restaurants.

EEO / M/F/D/V / Drug‑Free Workplace.