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Job Location:
Springfield, VT - USA
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Job Summary
Come join the Food & Nutrition team at Mercy Medical Center part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family bringing compassionate care to our communities.
Position Purpose:
Assists theManager Production/Chef in overseeing the hot food preparation and cooking function of the department to include supervising the second cooks and other productioncolleagues.Safely prepares and cooks a wide variety of hot food items for patient cafeteria Café 299 and special function foodservice.Maintains the cooking area and equipment in a safe sanitary condition in accordance with department requirements.
What you will do:
- Assists theManager Production/Chefin the operation of the hot food service function including scheduling and monitoring of workflow and supervision of cooking personnel.
- Prepares and cooks hot food items using from scratch cooking methods mixes and/or other convenience items and ready to cook products.
- Utilizes approved recipes and instructions to prepare and cook regular (house) and a variety of modified diet items.
- Assures that team is producing top quality properly prepared and cooked eye appealing productsat all times.
- Maintains productivity in order to meet department hot food needs as required by meal period schedules.
- Cleans and sanitizes all cooking areas and equipment as instructed and as needed to meet department sanitation requirements.
- Uses safe food handling procedures at all times to ensure food wholesomeness including maintaining safe temperatures and maintaining proper food storage to ensure that cross contamination is prevented.
- Maintains proper organization of all food prep cooking and refrigerated storage areas to ensure optimal effectiveness of work processes.
- Supervises the food production function and food productioncolleagues in the absence of theManager Production/Chef.
Working Conditions:
- Requires prolonged standing walking or other constant physical movements and frequent lifting of items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Requires caution due to working around and with hot ovens grills steamers broilers sharp equipment and going in and out of walk-in refrigerators and freezers frequently.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires the knowledge normally associated with obtaining a high school diploma or GED.
- Requires three to five years of progressively more responsible cooking related experience and at least one year of basic or occupationally specific training in cooking techniques. Some supervisory experience preferred.
- Ability to work from written recipes and instructions and schedules. Requires simple math ability in order to convert recipes.
- Completion of a Certified Food Service Sanitation Courserequired.
Position Highlights and Benefits
Full-Time 37.5 Hours- Day Shift
Our Mission and Core Values
Career growth and advancement potential
Award-winning Patient Access Department
Pay Range: $20.20-$30.30
Pay is based on experience skills and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
We are a group of primary care providers specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England we offer primary care specialty care surgery urgent care rehabilitation and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.
Ministry/Facility Information
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative acute and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our communitys overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more
