Senior Culinary Specialist, MC Irvine

4 weeks ago

Irvine, California, United States University of California Full time

Job Summary:

The University of California, Irvine seeks a highly skilled Senior Cook to join our culinary team. As a Senior Cook, you will be responsible for creating and implementing upscale, culturally diverse menus and recipes for patient care, retail operations, and catering services.

You will work under the general supervision of the Executive Chef to prepare, season, and cook food according to recipes using basic ingredients, from scratch, and some convenience items for patient meal service, Medical Center Cafeteria, and special catered functions.

The ideal candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, multi-tasking, and time management abilities. You will also have skill in various cooking techniques, the ability to follow recipes and specifications for regular and therapeutic diets, and previous experience as a cook or related experience in a main kitchen and/or cafeteria.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepares assigned menu items following department recipes in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
  • Prepares all food in accordance with age-appropriate guidelines, maintains an understanding of nutritional needs that vary by patient age, accurately follows recipes and specifications for regular and therapeutic diets, demonstrates a knowledge of therapeutic and normal nutrition.
  • Participates in coordinating production activities, assigning work, and training of employees on proper food preparation technique.
  • Exhibits expertise in all phases of food preparation and use of all kitchen equipment.
  • Assumes a leadership role in the kitchen in organizing and direction of production staff for meal and catering services.
  • Identifies and resolves a wide range of quality assurance issues in creative and imaginative ways.
  • Cooks meals for patient meal service, cafeteria, and catered events in a safe and sanitary manner according to departmental, Title 22, JCAHO, and DHS regulations.
  • Complies with all HACCP rules, ensures correct food temperature at all times, appropriately tracks and records temperature results daily, maintains accurate daily cleaning logs, follows proper food handling and storage techniques.
  • Accurately prepares, seasons, and cooks food according to designated recipes, from scratch, and some convenience items, ensures quality and presentation when observing food preparation, understands cooking weights and measures, to appropriately prepare and adjust recipes as needed.

Requirements:

  • Verbal and written communication in the English language.
  • Active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, multi-tasking, and time management.
  • Skill in various cooking techniques, the ability to follow recipes and specifications for regular and therapeutic diets.
  • Previous experience as a cook or related experience in a main kitchen and/or cafeteria.
  • Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
  • Must be able to work alternate schedules, days, and nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Knowledge of common cooking terminology, mathematics, and standard weights and measures to prepare and adjust recipes.
  • Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Passing results from practical and written culinary exam.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of food and production.
  • Five years of experience in food preparations and maintenance of large kitchen, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Decision-making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, operations analysis, and quality control analysis.
  • Basic computer application skills.

Conditions of Employment:

  • The University of California, Irvine seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community.
  • As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
  • Background Check and Live Scan.
  • Legal Right to Work in the United States.
  • Vaccination Policies.
  • Smoking and Tobacco Policy.
  • Drug Free Environment.

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