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Dietary Cook

Jun 22, 2026

Website Tyler County Hospital

Shift: 6:00am-6:30pm, 2/2/3

 

JOB TITLE: Cook

REPORTS TO: COO

JOB SUMMARY: The Cook will recommend, prepare, and assist with the menu items, assist with the requisition of food and supplies, and operate and maintain kitchen equipment.

ESSENTIAL TASKS/DUTIES:
(This list is a succinct summary of core duties only. Other tasks will be assigned)

  1. Stock the cafeteria with eating, serving, and cooking utensils, equipment, and
  2. Prepares food in standardized recipes, as well as for specialized dietary
  3. Operates, cleans, and maintains cooking
  4. Advises department director of needed equipment maintenance.
  5. Serves food to patients and
  6. Attends to the cash register and the charge book.
  7. Prepare, season, cook, and serve assigned meals.
  8. Checks and inspects food products and supplies.
  9. Ensures an appropriate inventory of supplies and submits order requests to the supervisor.
  10. Monitors food preparation, portion sizes, taste, and appearance to maintain compliance with health regulations and quality standards.
  11. Rotating shifts, float and fill as needed.
  12. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

  1. Must have a current Texas driver’s license or Government ID.
  2. Must have High School Diploma or equivalent.
  3. Experience of one year with institutional food preparation is
  4. Must possess the ability and the willingness to comprehend and comply with written and verbal
  5. Duties require intermittent walking, sitting, standing, pulling, bending, stooping, and reaching to perform tasks and be able to lift objects that may weigh as much as 50 lbs. and to push/pull carts which may weigh as much as 100 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer