Cold Food Prep Assistant

Job Description

Job Description:

Prepares from recipes and assembles cold food for patients and retail services. Operates automatic food service preparation equipment. Performs cleaning and sanitizing duties.

Responsibilities:

Prepares vegetables in bulk for later use in recipes.

Slices deli meats and vegetables for cold food service

Follows recipes to make bulk products following standardized recipes and production methods. Creates recipes for retail sales.

Prepares patient nourishment and write-ins as tallied following proper production procedures.

Assembles and plates patient salads and sandwiches for tray line assembly. Assembles add-on sheet items and tube feeding items following proper procedures.

Prepares food items for all areas.

Ensures that area and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards and quality.

Loads and operates dishwashing equipment. Takes dish machine temperatures daily.

Takes food temperatures daily to ensure compliance with State and Joint Commission standards.

Performs assigned cleaning functions, ensuring that areas and equipment are maintained up to accepted quality standards.

Operates food preparation equipment (ex. slicer, chopper, and buffalo)

Performs catering-related duties. Sets up, delivers and/or picks up food items for scheduled functions following existing procedures.

Maintains and properly stocks all necessary food and supplies items.

Labels and dates all necessary food and supply items.

Uses and mixes chemicals in a safe manner. Labels all secondary bottles.

Performs other duties as required or assigned. Qualifications:

A high school diploma (or GED) is strongly preferred.

Ability to read and write required.

Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Salary: $18-20/hr