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Head Cook

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth Category: Food / Dietary Services Job ID: JR63058 Date posted: 11/18/2024
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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.

40hpw; Day Shift; Rotating weekends and holidays

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Preparing all food items using proper recipes and procedures specified by the executive chef.
  • Manage the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food using methods including broiling, boiling, grilling, baking, and frying.
  • Always produces a good quality product, utilizes creativity and know how in producing food items that are aesthetically pleasing and up to our operation standards.
  • Performs cleaning duties including work area, equipment or special areas assigned.
  • Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations and safety standards.
  • Maintain/monitor sanitation and HACCP standards of the kitchen, equipment and related areas to ensure a healthy, safe work environment which meets/exceeds federal, state, corporate and hospital standards and regulations
  • Always keeps waste and over production to a minimum and assists in determining the use of excess cooked food. 
  • Assist with Ordering and Receiving Deliveries
  • Monitor food stock levels, rotate label and date all food product
  • Delegate responsibilities and tasks to staff members when appropriate

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills Required

  • Must have demonstrated knowledge of cooking techniques in preparation of sauces, gravies and recipe conversions usually acquired through 5+ years of experience in quantity and short order cooking.  
  • Must have supervisory experience in a kitchen production role
  • General knowledge of special diets preferred.

Education Required

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Degree or certification from an accredited culinary program preferred.

Registration/Certification

  • Serve Safe certified required

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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