Bistro Cafe Cook at Merit Medical (no weekends) - Full-time

Merit Medical has a beautiful onsite Bistro-style cafeteria. Work with an outstanding team! No weekends! Holidays off! Medical Benefits! Shift is Mon-Thurs, 10:30 am - 9 pm.

Hourly rate: $12.40 includes benefits, holiday paid time off, vacation/sick paid time off.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING:

Assisting the Sous Chef in food preparation as well as actually cooking, as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepares a variety of food items, including pantry items, baked goods, soups, stocks, sauces, meat, poultry, fish, fruit, and vegetables.
• Carries food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• Portions and arranges food on serving dishes, trays or carts.
• Stores produce, poultry, meat, and fish in refrigerators.
• Helps maintain orderliness of the refrigerators.
• Maintains clean, orderly, and sanitary conditions of work areas.
• Reads menus and recipes to determine types, quantity, and ingredients for food to be prepared -- orders necessary food and supplies.
• Determines how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
  • Washes dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, and/or pans using dishwashers or by hand.
  • Checks all items for cleanliness and stores cleaned, dried items and equipment in the proper places.
  • Performs other related tasks, as required.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education equivalent to a High School diploma and one year of related experience.
• General knowledge of food preparation and storage techniques.
• Current Food Handler's Permit.
• Ability to use knives and other kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ability to interpret and follow verbal instructions, written recipes, specification and standards (in English).
• Knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food, principles of sanitation, and principles of safe food handling.
• Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.
• Ability to be self-motivated and do what needs to be done.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Knowledge of elementary math.
   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous supervisory experience

COMPETENCIES

• Food cooking/preparation
• Basic math
• Reading, writing and communication skills (in English)
• Operating various kinds of kitchen equipment and machinery

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

• Lifting -- Not to exceed 50 lbs. -- local practice may apply.
• Writing
• Sitting
• Standing
• Bending
• Visual acuity
• Color perception
• Depth perception
• Reading
• Field of vision/peripheral
• Fine motor skills
• Noise

Merit Medical Systems, Inc., an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V, is a dynamic, progressive and innovative company with a strong global presence. Our culture is highly energetic, family friendly, values its employees, and promotes them as standard business practice.  Excellent compensation and benefits packages will be offered to the right candidate.

MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

1600 Merit Parkway (9800 South Redwood Road)

South Jordan, UT

www.merit.com/careers

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/D/V