Massachusetts Veterans Jobs

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Come join the Food & Nutrition team at Mercy Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Position Purpose:

The First Cook is responsible for the production of quality foods for patients, satellite services, cafeteria, and catering events. Performs the responsibilities of the Lead Cook other than supervisory to meet operational needs.

What you will do:

• Produces food for the cafeteria, catering, and satellite menus.

• Maintains production controls while providing adequate food supplies to assigned areas.

• Oversees the proper quantity and quality of food production.

• Maintains safety and sanitation standards of the department.

• Contributes to the achievement of excellence following departmental and hospital guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School and Culinary School Desirable.

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in institutional production and with catered events.

• Skills: Excellent culinary skills. Knowledge of sanitation and safety principles. Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.

Working Conditions:

• Standing for long periods of time. Bending, lifting (50pds). Stressful due to working under peak work demands. Position requires ability to frequently lift light objects more than 20 lbs., perform simple motor skills such as walking and standing for prolonged periods; see objects closely and hear normal sounds with some background noises.

• Heat, steam, refrigerators, freezers. Typical institutional setting including wet floors, cooking and sharp instruments. Employee may frequently be exposed to sudden fluctuations in temperature.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Full-Time - 37.52 Hours - Day Shift

• Our Mission and Core Values

• Career growth and advancement potential

• Award-winning Patient Access Department

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran