Posting number: 26-PDCook(Q3)
Department: FOOD SVCS - UMC - 8340
Job classification: P/D Cook - 95213
Posting type: Open
Categories: Food Services
Education/Experience:
Equivalent to high school graduation and three (3) to five (5) years of culinary experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Must possess a valid Clark County Health Department Food Handler Safety Training card.
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING:
• Recent documented (within the last (3) three years) cooking experience
• 3 years of high volume industrial culinary experience
• Preferred experience in a healthcare setting
• Preferred experience with modified diets
Skill in:
Monitoring and assigning work activities; preparing nutritionally balanced menus; determining quantity of food required; maintaining proper sanitation in food handling; using kitchen and cafeteria equipment, e.g., ovens, meat slicers and mixers; communicating effectively in oral and written forms; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical kitchen setting and use a variety of cooking equipment; stamina to remain standing under adverse environmental conditions for an extended period of time; hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person. Strength and agility to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Work is subject to shift and weekend assignments.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
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