Job Overview
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $27.41 - $33.39
Work Schedule
On-call
Day Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
employee wellness program
Employee Discounts
Career Development
Job Description
Kaiser Permanente is a renowned integrated health care organization recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality patient care through dedicated medical services and innovative practices. Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, the Westside Hospital food preparation department is an essential part of the overall healthcare delivery system. As part of Kaiser Permanente's mission to foster health and wellness throughout the communities they serve, their dietary and nutrition services ensure patients and guests receive nutritious, delicious meals tailored to meet their specific dietary needs. Kaiser Permanente prides itself on its respectful and inclusive workplace culture, offering opportunities for career growth and advancement within... Show More
Job Requirements
- Must have effective oral communications skills, be able to write legibly, read, and follow written instructions
- Understand how to operate food service equipment
- Capable of working under indirect supervision only, and able to use sound judgment in minor decision-making
- Ability and experience working in a cooperative manner in a small work group
- Must have institutional or restaurant cooking experience including ability to prepare all foods from scratch, knowledge of production skills, catering, ordering, and receiving of supplies
- Able to increase or decrease recipes as necessary
- Ability to select quality products and portion appropriately (produce, meat, fish, and poultry)
Job Qualifications
- Three years of restaurant or institutional cooking, chef background
- Food Handler Certificate (Oregon)
- Effective oral communications skills
- Able to write legibly, read, and follow written instructions
- Experience with food service equipment operation
- Experience working cooperatively in a small work group
- Ability to prepare all foods from scratch
- Knowledge of production skills, catering, ordering, and receiving of supplies
- Ability to increase or decrease recipes as necessary
- Ability to select quality products and portion appropriately (produce, meat, fish, and poultry)
- Basic understanding of mathematics
- Background in scratch cooking
- Portion control
Job Duties
- Prepare nutritious and food products from basic ingredients using fresh sustainable products and scratch cooking
- Prepare or direct staff to garnish in an attractive manner
- Prepare all sauces, gravies, soups, roasted meats for carving, entrees and baked items for front of the house
- Organize and maintain work flow in an effective manner in the food production area of department
- Participate in determining portion size and item prices
- Communicate data to appropriate department staff
- Participate in planning of menus with attention to food cost
- Place order or relay information to person ordering food stuffs
- Check incoming orders for quality and quantity
- Note any damages or shortages
- Set up serving line
- Serve meals to guests in a courteous, pleasant manner
- Assist Dining Services Manager, Supervisor or lead person in the training of food service employees
- Insure quality food service and sanitation
- Collect money and make change for guests in the absence of Cashier (at appropriate cash register) (in emergency cases only)
- Complete cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules and dishwashing as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned by Dining Services manager
- Follow appropriate policies and procedures for use of time in work environment, including absenteeism and tardiness
- Monitor and take corrective action to prevent recurring absences
- Return promptly from breaks and schedule them in concert with co-workers to provide appropriate coverage of unit and client care activities
- Consistently on time and ready to work at the start of shift as well as assignments completed at end of shift
- Maintain confidentiality of all client and organizational records
- Release information according to established policy/procedure
- Demonstrate a positive attitude while at the work site
- Do not conduct personal conversations when members are waiting for service
- Do not discuss other staff members, organization, or medical care in public areas
- Identify self by utilizing name tags and verbally introducing self by name, title and/or department
- Address members by their proper titles and last name
- Provide assistance to customers or connect customers to appropriate person when needed
- Apply the same courtesy standards to customers on the telephone as in person
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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