Department Description:

Applicants will have proven cooking experience in a healthcare, restaurant, or other hospitality volume production setting. Gathering, preparation, and serving of both hot and cold food items for the patient feeding system following directions of the supervisor. These items may include but not limited to pastry, sandwiches, salads, soup, entrée, and dessert. This food production position utilizes patient production counts and support from the chef to produce the patient meal for either, breakfast, lunch, or supper and/or a combination of any two consecutive meals. During the lunch or supper service the position may assist and support cafeteria or café food production items.

High volume demand requires position to be able to make quick and accurate decisions in a very rapid and changing environment. Requires flexibility and fluidity. Must be able to multi-task; assimilate many different demands at once. Employee will need to be quick, thorough and efficient with time and resources. There is an expectation of strict recipe and safety adherence. Ensures appropriate supply levels to execute daily production needs.

Daily sanitation and safe food handling practices need to be adhered to ongoing and maintain appropriate quality assurance / performance improvement logs accordingly. Ability to communicate in a calm professional manner and respectful of all individuals. Must have the ability to learn on the job skills, and handle periodic stressful times.

Position Highlights: 

• PPE and Safety

• Professional Development and Growth

• Abundant Benefits

Schedule:

• Per Diem Status

• Various Day, Evening an Weekend Shifts

• Position located at Baystate Wing Hospital, Palmer, MA

Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Experience in healthcare food production

• Prior knowledge and experience working in commercial kitchen includes safe food handling practices preferred

• Customer service skills in communicating in a calm, professional, respectful manner

Please submit resume with online application!

For more information, please visit us online at: baystatehealthjobs.com