Cook - Dietary
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description
Under supervision prepares and cooks in large quantities.Operates steam cookers, stoves, ovens, ranges, and other cooking equipment.Checks food supplies, kitchen supplies, and ensures that cooking utensils, pans, and other equipment are kept in a clean/sanitary condition.Sees that menus are followed and that established food preservation and preparation procedure are used.Ensures that all federal, state, department, and other necessary government agency requirements are met in the preparation of food.Maintains records and files.Ability to carry out directions and to learn quickly from instructions and demonstrations.Ability to carry out measures needed to attain health and sanitary standards for food preparation, and to ensure clean, orderly, sanitary, and safe working areas.Prepares and cooks food in large quantities.Acts as relief to head cook.
Requirements
Education: N/A
Experience: One (1) year of experience as a cook involving the areas of food preparation and processing including but not limited to cooking, baking, meat cutting, pot washing, dishwashing, and the serving of food in a commercial or institutional kitchen.
Note: 11 am – 7 pm including every other weekend
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the positionIf you qualify and would like to be considered, submit a letter of interest and your resume (including daytime phone number and email address) to the email address listed below.
E-Mail: cpinto@passaiccountynj.org
Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that may include fingerprinting. As of September 2010, in accordance with N.J.S.A 52:14-7, the “New Jersey First Act,” all new employees must reside in the State of New Jersey, unless exempted under the law. If you do not live in New Jersey, you have one year after you begin employment to relocate your residence to New Jersey or secure an exemption.
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