Cook

Cook – Full Time – Day

Join Hackensack Meridian Health and become part of a team that transforms the patient experience by delivering excellent meals and care. Our Mission is to provide exemplary nutrition services while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

We offer a competitive benefits package, scheduling flexibility, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts and many more rewards.

• Prepare and cook menu items to order, ensuring compliance with HACCP guidelines and quality standards.
• Determine food requirements, stock ingredients, utensils and equipment, and set up the workstation.
• Check food temperatures with a thermometer to ensure safe cooking, holding, and serving temperatures.
• Ensure food meets standards of presentation, taste, quality, temperature, portion control, and safety.
• Maintain timeliness of menu preparation and presentation per service needs.
• Clean work area at end of production and store remaining food according to HACCP guidelines.
• Maintain refrigerators and other storage units—clean, stock for meal service, and use leftovers to reduce waste.
• Provide relief coverage across food service areas as needed.
• Adhere to the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1–3 years of hotel/restaurant cooking experience.
• Knowledge of good cooking techniques.
• Team player.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

• AAS Culinary Degree.
• Experience in health‑facility cooking or knowledge of healthcare nutrition.

• Food Safety and Sanitation Certification within one year of hire.

The base hourly rate is $26.71 and may based on market data, experience, education, skills, location, and internal equity. Full‑time positions also include comprehensive health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

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