Cook Intern

Food Production Intern

Performs a variety of food production duties under general supervision.

Position Details

• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Pay Rate: Based on Experience ($17.68 - $22.99)
• Availability Needed: Sunday-Saturday for variable 8 hour work shifts
• Shift Assignments: Monday-Friday 5:30am-2:30pm or 1pm-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 5:30am-2:30pm

Job Essentials

• Understands work flow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
• Follows recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items
• Appropriately utilizes commercial cooking equipment
• Understands and prepares modified diets using appropriate techniques
• Follows HACCP food safety standards
• Maintains an organized and sanitary working environment
• Maintains proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product
• Safe food handling techniques are handled in all applications
• Interacts with customers in any venue-catering, retail outlets or patient care
• May prepare: bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items
• May be required to stock, use automatic and manual ware-washing machines
• Properly communicate with chefs/leadership regarding any written assignments required by their school or Intermountain Healthcare as their host site.
• May be asked to create or complete procedural documents such as prep lists and order guides.
• May be asked to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Student should make site aware of any issues regarding availability prior to acceptance as an intern/extern.
• May be asked to travel away from their initial facility to assist with caterings or needs of the organization.
• Interact with patients and co-workers requiring the employee to verbally communicate information, as well as understand spoken information.
• Keeps Onsite chef informed as to needs per program requirement fulfilment so that the chef can support as needed.

Skills

• Food Handling
• Food Safety and Sanitation
• Food Production
• Follows Instructions
• Recipes ability to understand and execute
• Reading
• Organizing
• Communication

Minimum Requirements

• Currently in the process of completing culinary arts certificate or culinary arts degree; Utilizing this intern/externship toward the completion of their degree and or certificate
• Food Handler's Permit or ServSafe as required by county.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items up to 50 pounds.
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work during 8 hour shifts.
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location:

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$17.68 - $22.99

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