Diet-Cook

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:\

1. Using the food production schedule each cook prepares food needed

according to planned menu for next day and procures foods from

store-room.\

2. Unlocks freezers and refrigerators upon arrival or, if evening cook,

locks all units before leaving.\

3. Schedules food preparation so that all menu items will be ready to

serve at optimum temperature and quality at scheduled time.\

4. Plans pan sizes to be used for steam table set-up for both cafeteria,

tray line and Meals-On-Wheels.\

5. Prepares late trays and special orders, as requested, in a timely

manner.\

6. Maintains clean work area and equipment throughout shift, but

particularly at end of shift.\

7. Serves appropriate portion sizes and follows standards, as

established in policy manual.\

8. May be asked to instruct Culinary Techs involved in food preparation

or someone training to be a Cook.\

9. Participates in patient meal service by helping on tray line as

needed.\

10. Works in walk-in freezer and refrigerator in putting away

perishables when delivered as needed.\

11. Assists supervisors in ordering and storing of supplies.\

12. Prepares menus as planned by Dietitian for patient meal service,

cafeteria, Meals-on-Wheels, and OB intimate dinners and all special

function catering requests. Set up dailytasting of foods to be served.

Participate in tasting and rating of foods every day.\

13. Serve customers, fellow employees and co-workers with courtesy and

respect.\

14. Provides instruction Culinary Techs involved in food preparation or

someone training to be a Cook as requested by supervisor.\

15. Perform other duties as assigned.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS:\

Requires full range of body motion. Requires frequent lifting and moving

to a cart of up to 35 lbs., frequent carrying up to 25 lbs. Requires

frequent pushing and/or pulling ofobjects up to 30 lbs. Frequent

bending, crouching, gripping, sitting, standing, stooping, and twisting

required. Requires occasional kneeling and walking and frequent

reachingabove, at, and below shoulders. Eye-hand coordination and finger

and manual dexterity are required. Requires corrected vision and hearing

to normal range. Requires repetitivemovements and operation of vibrating

equipment.\

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WORKING CONDITIONS:\

Requires working under stressful conditions and/or irregular hours. Some

exposure to communicable diseases and frequent exposure to hazardous

chemicals is required. Requiresenvironmental exposure to extreme heat

(stove/steamer), extreme cold (freezer), humidity, and noise. Requires

occasional outdoor exposure.