Chef

Madera Community Hospital

Located in the heart of Central California, Madera Community Hospital is a General Acute Care, private, not-for-profit hospital dedicated to improving and maintaining the health and wellness of residents throughout the Central Valley.  We are committed to identifying and serving our community's needs with compassion, concern, care and safety for every patient.  Madera Community Hospital is a growing acute care facility seeking talented individuals with a drive to provide quality care and dedicated to making a difference in our community.

Position Summary:

The Chef will assist in food production and presentation for patients, cafeteria, and other food service events for all hospital customers.  Maintains high standards of food production, sanitation and safety.  Responsible for meeting meal schedules, cleaning and maintaining equipment, and standardizing recipes.   Supervises and instructs Nutrition Resource Aides.  Assists in menu development process including suggesting cafeteria menu items to increase revenue.

Qualifications:

Culinary/Trade School certificate preferred.  Minimum four years quantity food production experience recommended.
ServeSafe Certification required.

Requires experience cooking a variety of large quantities of foods, using various cooking methods and seasonings.  Requires first hand knowledge of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meat and know names and contents of various types of dishes.  Skilled in making accurate estimates relative to quantities of food required and length of cooking time necessary to prepare and preserve nutritional quality, flavor, and appearance.  Working knowledge of Patient diets.

Madera Community Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.