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Cook - Full Time - Day

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR, Hackensack, New Jersey

• Requisition #
• Shift: Day
• Status:
  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.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Prepares and cooks all menu items to order, as assigned, in accordance with HACCP guidelines to meet sanitary regulations, as well as following established recipes and cooking techniques to achieve the quality standards of the department.
• Determines food requirements, stocks food, utensils and equipment accordingly, and sets up mizzen place.
• Checks food temperatures using a thermometer to ensure safe cooking, holding, and serving temperatures.
• Ensures that all food served meets standards of presentation, taste, quality, temperature, portion control, and safety and sanitation.
• Maintains timeliness of menu preparation and presentation in accordance with service needs.
• Cleans work/service area at end of production, and stores remaining food in accordance with HACCP guidelines to maintain safety and sanitation standards, including cover, label, and date.
• Maintains refrigerators (clean, stocked for meal service, and leftovers utilized to avoid waste).
• Provides relief coverage in all areas of room service as needed.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• 1-3 years of hotel and/or restaurant cooking experience.
• Observed good cooking techniques.
• Team player.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

• AAS Culinary Degree.
• Health facilities cooking experience or health care nutrition knowledge.

• Food Safety and Sanitation Certification within 1 year of entering position.

Minimum rate of $26.71 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.

• Labor Market Data:
  Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience:
  
  Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and
  
  Certifications:
  
  Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills:
  
  Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic
  
  Location:
  
  Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity:
  Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding:
  Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. 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.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!