Retail Cook

Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, grill, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below. These responsibilities may differ depending on business necessities and customer needs.

General Responsibilities:

• Deep fries, grills and sautes meats, fish, vegetables and other foods. Observes and tests each food item by tasting and/or smell.
• Performs food preparation work for cooking, including seasoning.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe.
• Portions food on serving plates.
• May add gravies, sauces and garnishes to servings.
• May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift food items and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Sodexo, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Responsible for following food safety and physical safety policies at all times, while utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) when required by management.
• Complies with all Sodexo HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom/virtual) as designated.

Job Qualifications Experience/Knowledge:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• 0-2 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash – handling procedures preferred.

Skills/Aptitude

• Applies basic skills and may develop skills appropriate for the position.
• Focuses primarily on own area of specialty.
• Good working knowledge of food preparation.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Ability to work under pressure in fast paced environment
• Must be organized and a problem solver
• Some heavy lifting required

General Qualifications:

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule is helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shifts on time with satisfactory regularity.

Company InformationAugusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal OpportunityAugusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

About Augusta Health:

Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide top quality care with warmth and compassion. We offer many amenities so patients and families can be comfortable and close during difficult times Quick Stats for 2022 255 beds 225 active medical staff 2,450 employees 50 volunteers 74 hospice volunteers 59,573 emergency visits 10,324 admissions 892 babies delivered 549 new cancer patients 585,703 outpatient visits to Augusta Medical Group clinics 293,795 other Outpatient Registrations (this includes Home Health, Laboratory, Outpatient Surgery, Imaging, etc.) 61,166 Urgent Care Visits

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