Cook

This position is responsible for performing a variety of cook duties forpatients, staff, vistors, and specialfunctions at the Santa Monica Hospital cafeteria and kitchen. Tasks include setting up service lines, pre-plating foods, preparation of meals, and serving customers.

You will be responsible for:

• Reviewing menus, production sheets, recipes, and inventory to verify needs for the day
• Cook meat, fowl, fish by baking, roasting, broiling, and steaming
• Make soups, sauces, stews, and casseroles
• Clean, peel, cut, slice, dice, weigh and measure ingredients for recipes
• Plate and/or garnish food for attractive presentation
• Maintain all foods and ingredients at safe temperatures; record data
• Maintain food stations sanitary and organized

• ServSafe certification or equivalent safe food handling certification.
• Experience cooking in a professional setting.
• Experience utilizing a variety of professional kitchen and cooking equipment.
• Ability to work in a standing position for a long period of time; stretch, bend, walk, stoop and reach repetitively.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, and/or wet areas.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift 50+ lbs.
• Ability to conform to dress code per sanitation policies.
• Ability to use strong cleaning solutions.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend standard English.
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with co-workers, customers, and management.
• Flexible work schedule and ability to adjust to work load.