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Dietary Cook

Eagle Crest Rapid Recovery
Houston, Texas
Full-time
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Position Summary

Responsible for preparation of foods according to required state regulations, administrative policies, and resident diet requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Follows established departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies
  • Follows the established standardized recipes and monitors food production and waste
  • Prepares the portions of meal items according to menu and diet requirements
  • Reviews menus for special diet needs prior to meal
  • Monitors tray line at meal times to ensure that proper portion control standards, dietary restrictions, and dietary supplementation are being adhered to
  • Prepare food to coincide with meal serving hours so that quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved
  • Operates all kitchen equipment as necessary
  • Monitors perishable foods and ensures proper storage and rotation
  • Maintain proper food and freezer storage
  • Maintain proper food handling techniques and ensure glove usage, as appropriate
  • Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

  • Highschool diploma or equivalent
  • 2+ years of quality food preparation preferred
  • Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions .

Physical Demands Office

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.

The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull / push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must lift and / or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment Office

This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

7 hours ago
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