Cook - Retail Cook Station

Cook - Retail Cook Station

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations.

When we do everything in service of our patients and caregivers, no detail gets ignored, and Akron General understands that part of staying well is keeping up with nutritional needs. As a Cook, you will cook and prepare a variety of food for patients, caregivers, special events and visitors. By providing quality food and putting the best food and presentation forward, you will help to increase patient satisfaction. You will also be able to further develop your personal and professional skill set, allowing the opportunity to grow within Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works days from 5:00AM 1:30PM or 7:00AM 3:30PM, including every other weekend and holiday.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Cook and prepare food according to recipes, production sheets and instructions.
• Adjust recipes to required amounts to achieve specified finished product quantities.
• Plan the daily production schedule and use of leftovers.
• Produce, portion, assemble and deliver items.
• Check, assemble and maintain supplies, finished products, pre-prepped items, utensils and equipment.
• Report any equipment, personnel, safety, supply, assignment, recipe or quantity/quality discrepancy to immediate supervisor.
• Test or taste food to ensure quality products are produced at correct, safe and quality temperatures.
• Deliver prepared food items to appropriate dish up, storage or serving areas.
• Follow pan size and set up diagrams for service and garnish pans for catering and the cafeteria.
• Use equipment, such as a stove, steamer, slow cooker, oven, kettle, slicer, grill, fryer and hot/cold boxes.
• Follow proper sanitation procedures, practice proper food handling techniques and the "clean as you go" policy and maintain a clean, sanitized and organized work area.
• Follow safety rules, regulations, procedures and directions for equipment and chemicals.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Institutional cooking experience
• One year of experience producing quantity
• Demonstrated interest, aptitude and ability for cooking
• Knowledge of cooking techniques, procedures, timeframes, temperatures, sanitation and equipment use/cleaning
• Ability to judge food products in quality terms, such as flavor, aroma, consistency, texture and temperature

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work rapidly to meet time deadlines; performs work which requires continuous standing and lifting of materials with high requirements for good eyesight (i.e. read recipes judge products) and good arm and hand dexterity in operating equipment and hand preparation.
• Good eye/hand coordination essential.
• Ability to work in hot kitchen around hot equipment and a variety of other potential hazards ranging from spills on floors to sharp cutting equipment (knives slicer).
• Ability to withstand changes in work environment temperatures (hot kitchen to cooler).
• An insensitivity to allergic reactions to required sanitation chemicals gloves food and supplies used and essential to the job.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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