<p>Department</p> <p>NUTRITION SERVICES - 208052</p> <p>Worker Sub Type</p> <p>Regular</p> <p>Work Shift</p> <p>Pay Grade</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>The Prep Cook performs a wide variety of tasks and operations to prepare and cook foods for patients, employees, and others as directed, following standard practices and procedures and complying with regulatory requirements.</p> <p>Responsibilities and Duties</p> <p>Completes the current meal's prep before prepping for the following day.</p> <p>Prepares food for meals on the correct day at the correct time. Ensures that the food is not prepped too far in advance.</p> <p>Weigh and measure all ingredients for every recipe, placing them in a safe location.</p> <p>Follows established procedures using recipes, yield charts, and equipment operation instructions to produce the best quality of food.</p> <p>Follows proper food handling techniques, such as wears gloves and hair net, washes hands regularly, especially after a trip to the restroom, wears apron or chef coat, warns fellow employees of hot surfaces and sharp objects, careful to not cross contaminate or leave a workstation unsupervised to prevent a fellow employee from cross contaminating.</p> <p>Reads ingredients and directions carefully.</p> <p>Receives and properly prepares and stores patient menu orders.</p> <p>Assists cook as needed when plating food.</p> <p>Checks temperatures with cook before food is served.</p> <p>Researches and understands sufficiently diets and allergies.</p> <p>Assists as manager deems necessary.</p> <p>Cleans using sanitation after working at a particular station.</p> <p>Warns employees of spills or other hazards.</p> <p>Labels food that will be opened and stored in the fridge.</p> <p>Cleans while working.</p> <p>Takes dishes to the dishwasher and offers to spray them off and cleans stationary equipment for the next user.</p> <p>Follows proper cleaning instructions whenever needed.</p> <p>Stores all inventory in the correct location as well as replaces ingredients in their correct location.</p> <p>Develops ideas that will improve your own job performance as well as others.</p> <p>Develops ideas that will improve the quality of food and service to customers.</p> <p>Assists with recipe development and testing.</p> <p>Attends as many meetings as possible.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>Minimum of 3 years cooking experience preferred.</p> <p>Certification & Licensure</p> <p>Must complete and pass Serve Safe exam.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Must be 18 years of age.</p> <p>Ability to read and follow recipes and instructions with experience in food preparation, storage, and sanitation.</p> <p>Ability to calculate a change in ingredient measurements.</p> <p>Ability to be a team player and have a positive attitude with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.</p> <p>Ability to work efficiently and accurately while multi-tasking without direct supervision.</p> <p>Ability to make responsible, quality decisions in regard to food production, safety, and sanitation.</p> <p>Demonstrates a willingness to try cross training on other jobs in and outside of the kitchen.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:</p> <ul> <li>A Zero-Deductible Health Plan </li><li>Dental and vision insurance </li><li>Generous Paid Time Off </li><li>Tuition Assistance </li><li>Retirement Savings Match </li><li>A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing </li><li>Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program </li></ul> <p>Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.</p> <p>To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.</p>