Cook

This position is located with the Division of Administration and Management, Nutrition Services Branch with the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, NM. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a full range of cooking procedures and provide quality food service to patients, families, guest and staff through food preparation, service and sanitation. Position is under the supervision of the Cook Supervisor.

• Prepares and cooks food from scratch, serves foods for complex and special diets based on menus, production sheets, kardex information and physician/ dietitian request.
• Plans, coordinates, and proportions ingredients in recipes. Reads and utilized standardized recipes. Follows measuring and preparation instructions. Makes judgment about recipes modification to net changes in number servings required. Adjust amounts and proportions, as needed.
• Performs food preparation and cooking tasks for all types of hot and cold menu items, using appropriate quantity cooking methods. Completes preparation duties for the following day.
• Assist cook leader or shift leader to coordinate and monitor work of lower grade employees.
• Uses established policies and procedures, maintains a sanitary, safe working environment for employees and food production. Routinely applies principles of proper storage of foods and supplies using First-in, First-out, including labeling and dating all products