First Cook-Food Service Food Production-Mount Sinai West-Part Time, 7am to 3pm, Weekends and Holidays

The First Cook prepares high quality foods for patients and non-patient services

• Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks
• Prepares high quality foods for patient and non-patient services.
• Ensures that all equipment used for handling and preparation of food is functioning properly. Reports malfunctions to Supervisor/ chef manager
• Maintains and verifies full compliance with OHSM/HACCP standards.
• Coordinates the development of new menu items with the Chef Manager.
• Utilizes advanced culinary skills to prepare specialty items according to established recipes.
• Oversees and performs (when necessary) equipment sanitizing according to departmental and HACCP regulations.
• Assists in the testing of all new recipes.
• Relieves Second Cooks in patient and non-patient feeding.

• High school diploma or equivalent.  Formal training in food preparation preferred.
• Three years of large quantity cooking experience.  Two years related experience.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSW