Cook

Overview

You will be joining a company that will elevate your career to new heights!

Forefront is currently seeking Full Time, Part Time, and PRN (as needed) Cooks to join our culinary team that supports a critical access hospital in Big Timber, MT. Big Timber is a vibrant and welcoming small town, an hour from Bozeman and Billings and is located in a beautiful valley along the Yellowstone River, between three mountain ranges, just north of Yellowstone National Park.

Benefits Offered:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits! (FT only)
• Vacation, Sick Leave, and 6 Paid Holidays! (FT only)
• Employee Assistance Program!
• Employee Referral Program!
• Company Provided Life Insurance!
• 401K, LTD, & STD

Pay Range: $17.00-$18.00

Summary/Objective:

Responsible for preparing nutritious and appetizing food for residents following established recipes adhering to federal/state/local standards and guidelines in proper food storage, handling, and preparation. Must possess the ability to work in a high-pressure environment, working both independently and as part of a team.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare meals in accordance with planned menus.
• Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
• Prepare food in accordance with standardized recipes and special requests.
• Ensure food is prepared at proper temperatures and associated checklists and logs are completed.
• Assist with inventory management and the receiving of goods from vendors.
• Work with the Executive Chef/Cottage Manager/Chef Manager to coordinate menus or special requests.
• Adapts schedule when necessary to accommodate emergency situations.
• Follow safe food handling training and policies and procedures including appropriate glove use.
• Assist in daily or scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Adheres to therapeutic and mechanically altered diet extensions.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

Competencies:

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Must have the ability to coach others.
• Proven ability to coach and teach within the kitchen.
• Ability to lead a group of your peers.

Work Environment:

• Requires repetitive wrist motion. This position requires lifting, up to seventy five pounds. (75lbs).

Physical Demands:

• Stands and walks continuously throughout the working day.
• Reaches, stoops, bends, lifts, carries, and manipulates various food products, dietary supplies and equipment.
• Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored foods.
• Ability to work with chemicals and cleaning agents. Must be free from infection or diseases.
• Exposure to temperature and humidity changes as in entering refrigerated storage areas, working at ovens, ranges, dish-washing machines, and at steam tables.
• Must be able to lift and/or carry fifty (50lbs) to seventy five (75lbs) pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, some weekends, and some holidays.

Required

Education and Experience:

• HS Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 1 year of food preparation and service experience.
• Serv Safe certification required; if no certification, must be obtained within 3 months of employment.
• Knowledge of food handlers and safety regulations.
• Proven track record of integrity.
• Excellent verbal/written and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Must be detail oriented and accurate.
• Ability to multitask while working in a pressured environment; always operating as part of a team.

Additional Eligibility

Qualifications:

• Verbal and writing abilities necessary to communicate and work effectively with various levels of staff, residents, family members and the public.
• Numerical ability necessary to make various computations in…