Cook (0.5 FTE) - Food Services

Hennepin Healthcare has an opening for a part-time Cook (0.5 FTE) to work days, evenings, and rotating weekends.
*_SUMMARY_*
Under the supervision of chef, baker/ cook assists in preparation and presentation of food for patients, employees, visitors, and special functions. Assists in the overall sanitation of kitchen equipment.

*_RESPONSIBILITIES_*
* Checks menu and recipes via standardize recipes
* Checks supplies of necessary ingredients
* Prepares meal selections such as hot cereal, soups, gravy, roast beef, pork, breads, and desserts, including pastries, cakes, and cookies
* Operates kitchen appliances such as range, tilting brazier pan, slicer, chopper, steamer, steam jacketed kettle, mixer
* Serves as back-up for other cooks
* May prepare special food items in accordance with special diet requirements
* May assist in related facilities services operations
* Prepares standardized recipes
* Performs quality and quantity checks
* Uses proper methods in receiving, handling, and storing products
* Uses production sheets according to procedures
* Avoids waste, assists in cost containment; trains and provides work direction to residents (inmates) in a kitchen work program at a County correctional facility, including such tasks as meal preparation, cleaning cooking/ eating utensils, cleaning floors, and set-up/ serving of food; performs related duties as required
* Under the direct supervision of the chef, prepares and portions food for patients, employees, and special functions. Prepares baked goods and desserts for cafeteria and patients
* Performs various baking tests for custards, muffins, and danish, and tests new recipes
* Schedules daily food preparations as patient and cafeteria menus dictate
* Assigned to supervise and assist in the operation of the patient tray line
* Assists in checking various perishable and nonperishable food orders
* May place weekly food orders for milk, bread, etc.
* Responsible for the cleaning and proper use of equipment and reports repairs as needed
* Works alternate weekends and may assist in providing work direction to other kitchen employees
* Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to do work of lesser responsibility when the workload of the department so requires

_*QUALIFICATIONS*
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/*Minimum Qualifications:*/
* Two years of experience with full dinner cooking responsibility on a moderately large scale (e.g. health/ hospital setting - 300 beds, business industrial setting - 500 meals)

-OR-

* An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

/*Preferred Qualifications:*/

* Equivalent of four years of high school with completion of on the job training in principles of food cooking
* Culinary degree

**Title:** *Cook (0.5 FTE) - Food Services*

**Location:** *MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus*

**Requisition ID:** *241515*