At Central Maine Healthcare, our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Cook to join our Food Services team! This is a per diem position with a starting pay of $18.00.

The Cook I will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods including Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but CMH may identify other responsibilities depending on business necessities and patient requirements.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time.
• May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Reads food orders or receives verbal instructions on food required by patrons and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting, and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all CMH, patient and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Complies with all CMH and HACCP policies and procedures.
• Ability to adhere to and follow/exercise guidelines pertaining to HIPAA laws and the proper handling and maintaining of an environment where protected health information (PHI) is safeguarded.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• May receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies, and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

• Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program.
• Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system.
• Dental plan.
• Vision plan.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Basic Life insurance at no cost.
• Supplemental Life insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans.
• Tuition assistance for student loan repayment.
• Family leave program for Parental Leaves.
• Comprehensive Wellness Program.

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of kitchen equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred.
• Ability to prepare and cook foods that may require short preparation time.
• Familiarity with food safety and sanitation regulations.