SUMMARY
Direct the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods. Plan menu items, order supplies, Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas. Prepare meat, baked goods, and fruits and vegetables for hot or cold service. Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
WORK ACTIVITIES
1. Collaborate with personnel and plan and develop recipes and menus.
2. Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
3. Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food
4. Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to health standards.
5. Estimate amounts and requisition supplies and equipment.
6. Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables.
7. Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients, season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment.
8. Butcher, cut and bone meat, fowl or shellfish prior to cooking.
9. Bake, roast, broil, steam, carve and trim meats, fish, vegetables and other foods.
10. Bake bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry.
11. Keep records of what you serve to the residents, their dining schedules and the operations of the kitchen facility is important. Your records will need to show that you're meeting the health requirements and nutritional needs of every tenant.
12. Based on the dietary requirements of the residents in the living facility, you'll be responsible for creating appropriate menus. You'll be challenged daily to find ways to provide a high quality menu while adhering to the restrictions given by doctors, nutritionists and other facility managers.
13. As a cook, your main job function is to prepare daily meals for all the residents in the living facility. You may also be asked to prepare special meals for facility events and parties.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
1. Monitor processes, material, and surroundings.
2. Organize, plan, and prioritize.
3. Scheduling work and activities.
4. Control machines and processes.
5. Get information needed to do the job.
6. Inspect equipment, structures, or materials.
7. Monitor and control resources.
8. Communicate with supervisors,