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Prep Cook, 40 Hours

Burlington, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Category: Food / Dietary Services Job ID: JR67459 Date posted: 12/20/2024
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Under the general supervision of the Production Manager and within established hospital and department policies provides direct supervision over functional area which includes: responsibility for salad and cold food production for cafeteria, patient services and functions. Supervises salad attendants while fulfilling production requirements which will be set up in conjunction with the Executive Chef.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

  • Establishes work plan with coworkers ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.

  • Washes and prepares produce for various uses as per HACCP regulations.

  • Prepares salad mixtures, cold menu items, catering items  ensuring  proper temperature as per HACCP regulations.

  • Assists in training and evaluation salad attendants.

  • Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of work area, equipment, utensils and cafeteria salad bar.

  • Ensures cleanliness and order in produce box.

  • Ensure all products are wrapped, labeled, dated, and rotated.

  • Attend to salad bar during lunch as needed.

  • Attends all inservices.

  • Wears gloves when handling ready to eat foods.

  • Wear proper Lahey Clinic ID Badge and hand-washing badge while on Lahey Campus

  • Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.

  • Demonstrates an understanding of job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment

  • Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.

  • Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.

  • Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High school degree preferred

Licensure, Certification, Registration:

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

  • Ability to lift objects up to 30 pounds and push cart weighting 100 pounds

  • Entire shift spent standing or walking, bending

  • Demonstrated knife skills; able to follow recipes

  • Manual dexterity with both hands required

  • Must work with potentially hazardous equipment such as knives, meal slicer and buffalo chopper

  • Ability to speak and read English

  • Good verbal communication skills

Experience:

  • Two years food service production experience required

  • Some supervisory experience preferred or demonstrated supervisory ability

  • Ability to interact with the public

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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