Barista Lead

Cook II

This Cook II is responsible for preparing hot foods for patients, team members, and visitors on-site. This individual is also responsible for maintaining temperature logs on all foods served, clean-up and sanitation of the kitchen, and all applicable documentation such as equipment temperature logs.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Food service experience required; must include cooking experience
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions and be able to read recipes
• Must be able to operate slicers, mixers, grills, fryers, ovens, steamers, and steam jacketed kettles without assistance
• Gathers ingredients for assigned menu items
• Obtains recipe calibrated for the number of servings specified by either the tally or forecast on production sheet
• Pre-preps food ingredients for menu items according to standardized recipes
• Washes, chops, pans out foods as instructed by the chefs
• Assembles food ingredients for menu items according to standardized recipes
• Measures or weighs every ingredient specified by the recipe
• Bakes, roasts, fries, broils, and steams vegetables, meats, and other foods
• Follows correct procedures for processing and assembling ingredients and uses correct pan size as specified by standardized recipe
• Assembles finished pans of foods on steam tables according to steam table diagrams
• Sets up grill and/or fryer and fries items as assigned
• Follows all standards of safe food handling, temperature control, and personal hygiene
• Records food temperatures onto food temperature logs for end production and holding at specified times
• Records refrigerator, freezer, and warmer temperatures on equipment temperature logs as assigned
• Initiates corrective actions according to policy and procedure
• Notifies chef of equipment needing repair so that work orders can be initiated timely
• Performs general cleaning and sanitizing tasks as assigned and always cleans and sanitizes food contact surfaces before using
• Attends daily production meetings, in-services, and department meetings