Full Time Night Cook

Full Time Night Cook

Job Category : Cooks Requisition Number : FULLA002607 Showing 1 location Job Details

Description

Thomas Cuisine is hiring Full and Part-Time Cooks for Enloe Medical Center! Your culinary career starts in the kitchens at Thomas Cuisine! Youll learn from, and work alongside some of the hospitality industrys most talented executive and sous chefs.

Every day on the job is a specialized training program that helps you excel, and become a leader. Learn and grow, and take the opportunity to refine your skills through our in-house training programs.

Joining the Thomas Cuisine team is the next best step on your personal and professional journey. Your leaders will inspire you, and your team members will cheer you on, to live a fulfilling life, with a dependable schedule and regular hours.

We do the right thing, and support you with career development programs, goal setting, and mentorship from the minute youre hired.

Kitchen Team

The heart and soul of every kitchen, Thomas Cuisine kitchen team members deliver on our promise to prepare scratch-made food, fresh each day.

Day or night, youll be an integral part of a team working the line, in state-of-the-art kitchens inside hospitals, at upscale senior living communities, and in corporate dining facilities.*

Growth opportunities :

• Enhance your food knowledge*
• Boost your organizational skills*
• Execute your job with confidence*
• Energize your team*

The Night Cook is responsible for receiving and processing / preparing food orders for patients, staff, visitors, and catering customers at Enloe Medical Center.

They also will perform short order cooking, using established culinary techniques in the preparation of standard menu items.

Work also includes maintaining par stocks, ordering supplies, rotating products for maximum quality, and minimizing waste during the flow of food preparation.

All food handling and preparation activities are performed in accordance with external and internal safety and sanitation standards and related regulatory guidelines.

Our Cooks are accountable for the quality of the food prepared. $19.50 / hr. plus a night differential pay per hour! 8 : 30pm- 5am; days vary

Responsibilities

• Understands modified diets and is a team player in working toward patient nutritional well-being.
• Meets time deadlines for patient services, cafe service, and catering.
• Prepare a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment according to standardized recipes.
• Assumes 100% responsibility for the quality of product served.
• Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period.
• Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, saut burners, convection ovens, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment.
• Prepares items for broiling, grilling, frying, sauteing, or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning, and / or marinating.
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes.
• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly.
• Assist in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.
• Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations. assist others in closing the kitchen.
• Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
• Performs related duties as required.

Experience / Knowledge :

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking.
• Knowledge of HACCP food handling standards and guidelines, and industry standards relating to personal hygiene in a culinary environment.
• Knowledge of the basic activities / techniques employed in the preparation of short-order foods.
• Knowledge of the application and / or operation of commercial foodservice tools and equipment, and the ability to utilize them safely and appropriately.
• Must complete cook 3 competencies at 85% success rate.
• Must complete series one and 2 of diet competency at 85% success rate.
• At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Be able to reach, bend, stupe, and frequently lift up to 40 pounds.
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time.
• Must have exceptional hygiene and grooming habits.
• Ability to help contribute to a positive, cohesive, teamwork-driven environment.
• Must have the ability to multi-task, problem-solve, and maintain composure and a positive attitude in a high-stress and fast-paced environment.
• ServSafe or other food safety certification is highly preferred

Thomas Cuisine thomascuisine.com is on the grow. Our passionate, hardworking team delivers a fresh take on foodservice every day.

• Were the 15th largest contract dining management company in the country Food Management Magazine .
• We are ranked among the top places to work The Denver Post .
• Weve been honored for our outstanding response to COVID Senior Living Residents Council .
• Weve been recognized with a Dining Distinction Award Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals .

Team Members Say

so much growth, the opportunities are endless! Thomas Cuisine set me up for success.

if you have a love affair with cooking, this is the place for you.

Thomas Cuisine is an award-winning, privately-held contract food service company operating in 18 states and growing. We advocate the healing power of whole foods.

We believe in preparing scratch-made cuisine fresh each day. Our clients include hospitals, upscale senior living communities, and corporate dining facilities.

Every Thomas Cuisine team member is an ambassador, carrying out our mission, reflecting our values, and building relationships while "doing the right thing".

We seek to make a valuable difference to those we serve- one nutritious meal at a time.

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