Position Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cook - FT 10:00AM-6:00PM; Monday-Friday W/ Alternating Weekends.
In this role, the successful candidate prepares season cook and plates all hot food for cafeteria and/or patients and catered events using standardized recipes and while maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards.
Job Responsibilities
- Other duties assigned by management and/or deemed past practice.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and age-related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.
- Reviews menus & work orders to determine type & quantities of food to be prepared for patients cafeteria & catered functions.
- Plans cooking schedules so foods will be ready at specified times.
- Confers with Production Manager/Executive Chef regarding modified diet prep and use of leftovers.
- Procures foodstuffs from refrigerator, freezer or other storage areas. Trims/cuts meat/fowl using knives.
- Washes trims seasons cooks measures and mixes food according to recipes & Production Manager/Executive Chef instructions.
- Uses variety of kitchen utensils & equipment such as mixers, grinders etc.
- Utilizes steamers, kettles, tilting skillets, conventional ovens, grills, fryers & blast chillers in cooking cooling & prep of food.
- Adjusts heat control & timers on stoves, ovens, steam kettles & grills according to instructions.
- Carves portions of meat, fish, fowl for individual servings.
- Cooks products according to standardized recipes, controls oven temperature to produce desirable products.
- Assists in platting & lidding portioned foods.
- Maintains strict sanitary standards according to departmental P&P (e.g. handling food appropriately, maintaining temperatures etc.) cleaning work stations etc.
- Follows HACCP methods for storing, cooking preparing, and cooling potentially hazardous foods.
- Customer service respectful flexibility knowledgeable confident; professional pleasant attitude patient & helpful.
- Abides by Dress Code.
Minimum Qualifications
To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent graduation from a formal technical school specializing in hotel or institutional cooking. Three (3) years experience working in hospitals, institutions or restaurant cooking. Equipment Operated: Steamer, kettle, tilting skillet, conventional ovens, grills, fryers, blast chiller, blender, mixer, grinder, chopper, slicer.
Preferred Licenses
ServSafe Certification.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Langone Hospital- Brooklyn's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit for more information.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $46,292.11 - $48,752.08 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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