Cook

Cook

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Independently prepares all types of food for regular and modified diets. Incumbent prepares, cooks, seasons, and portions food for all meals so that the completed food products are ready at the appropriate temperature and time and are visually appealing to customers.
• Prepares menu items using special or difficult recipes that require numerous interrelated steps, many ingredients, and lengthy preparation time. The incumbent prepares a variety of menu items using several different and complex methods of preparation such as cook/chill and cook/serve.
• Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.
• Calculate and determine serving portions from quantities of food issued to include meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, fruits, sauces, and gravies for regular and modified diets.
• Prepare or coordinate the preparation of entire meals and prepare, season, and determine serving portion food for all meals by following standardized, special, or difficult recipes.
• Coordinates cooking of several items with different cooking times and characteristics. Prepares complex recipes with multiple steps and lengthy preparation times. Cooking techniques (such as sous vide, and combi-oven) may be employed.
• Coordinates the cooking of items prepared by other cooks at one or more work centers.
• May lead lower-graded cooks engaged in a variety of standard cooking operations simultaneously at one or more work centers.
• Attractively presents and garnishes food.
• Cooks hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, gravies.
• Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, and French toast; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
• Broils, roasts, bakes fries, boils, steam, braises, meats, fish and poultry.
• Slices meat items by hand confirming to specific size requirements or weight specifications.
• Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin batters.
• Prepares and heats convenience items; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners.
• Receives, rotates and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies. Removes outdated or damaged goods from stock.
• Labels all food items with contents and dates per labeling guidelines.
• Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurately and according to standardized recipes or requisitions.
• Advises lower grade food service workers and cooks on tray assembly issues, dishwashing procedures, and quality control issues, such as plating techniques, tray arrangements, and practices to maintain temperatures and safety of food.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:45am to 7:15pm

Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99817S

Physical Requirements: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipulates cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or operating heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to operate equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordination and the ability to concentrate and react quickly to serve food and operate equipment.