COOK EVENING

Cook - Full Time - Evening

Location:

JFK University Medical Center Edison, New Jersey

Requisition #

Shift: Evening
Job Type: Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning; it’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

• Performs all food preparation & cooking functions, maintaining all quality standards.
• Prepares food accurately following production sheets and using standardized recipes or other instructions as provided.
• Controls & adheres to all established procedures & State requirements regarding safe food handling, storage & service.
• Strict sanitation standards used at all times; hand washing practices, proper use of gloves, continuous sanitizing practices used on food contact surfaces, utensils, equipment, work station.
• Strictly monitors & maintains food temperatures at all times.
• Wraps, dates & labels all food items in storage.
• Adheres to FIFO.
• Operates cooking equipment following established procedures & safety precautions.
• Monitors & controls quantities of foods prepared. Records leftovers and waste.
• Informs the Production Supervisor/Chef of any problems relating to the production areas; equipment, food items, preparation or cooking procedures.
• Sets up & breaks down the food serving lines efficiently & timely.
• Maintains and records HACCP log.
• Maintains HACCP standard and procedure, safety storage compliance and food safety regulation standard.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Actively participates in cleaning assignments, overall sanitation, & housekeeping duties in the production areas with emphasis on individual work stations.
• Completes all assignments on daily production sheets & willingly assists co-workers as unscheduled production needs arise.
• Actively participates in hospital & departmental programs for Staff Development & quality improvement.
• Performs work mostly alone, but also as part of a team. Establishes & maintains efficient & effective relationships with all co-workers in the department & hospital.
• Readily performs & offers cooperation as other tasks or duties may be assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Minimum of 1 or more years of hotel and/or restaurant cooking experience.
• Observed good cooking techniques.
• Team player.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

• Associates degree in Culinary Arts.
• Health facilities cooking experience or health care nutrition knowledge.

Minimum rate of $25.38 Hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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