Kitchen Cook

Reporting to the Head Cook, the Cook job exists to prepare and produce foods and beverages in in the kitchen for patients and staff in the hospital, maintain cleanliness and orderliness at Tenwek Hospital
Academic Qualifications:
a) Certificate qualification in food production or hospitality or other related field b) KCSE Certificate with at least Mean grade D+

Professional Qualifications:
Medical Fitness Certificate from Public Health Office

At least one year working experience as a Cook in a similar institution

Responsibilities

Prepare foodstuffs for cooking, which include weighing rations, sorting, washing, chopping soaking in the kitchen of the hospital.

Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served to patients in the hospital.

Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation in the kitchen of the hospital.

Apportion food for transportation and serving by the servers to inpatients and staff in the hospital.

Wash cooking pots, source pans, apportioning and serving dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment in the kitchen of the hospital.

Compile and maintain records of foodstuffs and other materials and equipment used in the kitchen of the hospital.

Orient newly employed staff to operations, procedures and processes in the kitchen of the hospital.

Monitor use of kitchen commodities such as sources of energy, water and other non- food consumables to ensure their steady availability for continuous operations the kitchen of the hospital.

Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs in the kitchen of the hospital • Perform any other duty given from time to time

Job Requirements
Required education
: Vocational school

Required relevant work experience
: 3 years

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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