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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Work Schedule

Rotating Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Employee meal discounts
safe work environment
Rotating shift

Job Description

Obici Hospital, located in Suffolk, VA, operates under the Food Services Contracted department, specializing in providing high-quality food services within healthcare settings. As part of a trusted healthcare community, Obici Hospital emphasizes safe, nutritious, and pleasant dining experiences for patients, staff, and visitors. With a focus on compliance, quality, and service excellence, the hospital's food services team operates in alignment with federal, state, corporate policies, and food safety standards to ensure exceptional food preparation and delivery. This role at Obici Hospital represents a critical part of their overall mission to support healing and wellness through dedicated food service operations.
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Job Requirements

  • high school diploma
  • food handler certification
  • 2 years as a current cook experience
  • knowledgeable in temperatures - oven -fryer - steamer- knife skills- stove top- broiler
  • able to read a recipe and follow it

Job Qualifications

  • high school diploma
  • food handler certification
  • 2 years as a current cook experience
  • knowledgeable in temperatures - oven -fryer - steamer- knife skills- stove top- broiler
  • able to read a recipe and follow it

Job Duties

  • prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules
  • serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty
  • tastes all prepared food items
  • uses established ticket collection procedures during service
  • responsible for records from area worked during service periods
  • cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness
  • stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures
  • keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat
  • ensures food and supply items are stored per standards
  • operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed
  • assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required
  • assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required
  • reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately
  • attends in-service and safety meetings
  • maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers
  • performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment
  • performs other duties as assigned
  • ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures
  • follows HACCP standards
  • personal commitment to your own safety and that of others
  • abides by all company policies and procedures including but not limited to the use of medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer, the use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables, the use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques

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Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location

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