Hennepin Healthcare has an opening for a part-time Cook (0.5 FTE) to work days, evenings, and rotating weekends. _SUMMARY_ Under the supervision of chef, baker/ cook assists in preparation and presentation of food for patients, employees, visitors, and special functions. Assists in the overall sanitation of kitchen equipment.

_RESPONSIBILITIES_ * Checks menu and recipes via standardize recipes * Checks supplies of necessary ingredients * Prepares meal selections such as hot cereal, soups, gravy, roast beef, pork, breads, and desserts, including pastries, cakes, and cookies * Operates kitchen appliances such as range, tilting brazier pan, slicer, chopper, steamer, steam jacketed kettle, mixer * Serves as back-up for other cooks * May prepare special food items in accordance with special diet requirements * May assist in related facilities services operations * Prepares standardized recipes * Performs quality and quantity checks * Uses proper methods in receiving, handling, and storing products * Uses production sheets according to procedures * Avoids waste, assists in cost containment; trains and provides work direction to residents (inmates) in a kitchen work program at a County correctional facility, including such tasks as meal preparation, cleaning cooking/ eating utensils, cleaning floors, and set-up/ serving of food; performs related duties as required * Under the direct supervision of the chef, prepares and portions food for patients, employees, and special functions. Prepares baked goods and desserts for cafeteria and patients * Performs various baking tests for custards, muffins, and danish, and tests new recipes * Schedules daily food preparations as patient and cafeteria menus dictate * Assigned to supervise and assist in the operation of the patient tray line * Assists in checking various perishable and nonperishable food orders * May place weekly food orders for milk, bread, etc. * Responsible for the cleaning and proper use of equipment and reports repairs as needed * Works alternate weekends and may assist in providing work direction to other kitchen employees * Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to do work of lesser responsibility when the workload of the department so requires

_QUALIFICATIONS _ /Minimum Qualifications:/ * Two years of experience with full dinner cooking responsibility on a moderately large scale (e.g. health/ hospital setting - 300 beds, business industrial setting - 500 meals)

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• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

/Preferred Qualifications:/

• Equivalent of four years of high school with completion of on the job training in principles of food cooking
• Culinary degree

Title: Cook (0.5 FTE) - Food Services

Location: MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus

Requisition ID: 241515