What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Cook position at Henry Community Health?
Responsibilities
- Works under general supervision in preparing, seasoning, and cooking soups, meats, vegetables, and desserts for consumption by patients, visitors, employees, and special functions.
- Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes or other instructions using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Adds seasoning to food during mixing or cooking according to specific recipes.
- Adheres to local, state, federal, and other regulatory agency standards, codes, and laws.
Qualifications
- Work requires the ability to read and record information well enough to follow recipes and departmental instructions as well as a knowledge of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, andcalculating percentages) in measurement of various foods.
- This level of education is normally acquired after completion of a high school education.
- Work requires a knowledge of basic principles of quality food preparation and procedures which is normally obtained after one-year experience in food service or cafeteria.
The above statements are intended to describe the functions and related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list.
Benefits
We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:
- Continuing education scholarships
- Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year
- Employer funded pension
