# Cook at Lewis County General Hospital

Cook at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, NY | Full Time | $18.81-24.41 | Day/Eve. Posted October 16, 2026.

- Company: Lewis County General Hospital
- Location: Lowville, NY | Full Time | $18.81-24.41 | Day/Eve
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lewiscountygeneralhospital/jobs/4456201009
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/cook-lewis-county-general-hospital-a48x33

## Description

**GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES**:  Prepares and cooks a variety of food.  Does related work as required.

 

**DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS**:These duties involve responsibility for the preparation and cooking of a variety of food.  In large kitchens a Cook usually has responsibility for one part of a meal, such as the meat course, or vegetables or pastries and desserts.  In a small kitchen a Cook may supervise the cooking of an entire meal and in some cases may have charge of the entire kitchen operation.  Supervision may be exercised over Assistant Cooks and/or Food Service Helpers.

 

**TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES**:

- Prepares and cooks meat, fish, poultry, soups, vegetables, cereals, desserts, salads and other food;

- Bakes cakes, pies, rolls and a variety of other pastries;

- Cuts, cleans and dresses meat, fish and poultry;

- Responsible for the proper storing of food;

- Supervises the work of assistants in the preparation of food, and the cleaning of tables, kitchen utensils, stoves and kitchen;

- Keeps simple related records.

 

**FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS**:

Good knowledge of the methods of preparing, cooking and baking food in large quantities; good knowledge of modern cooking utensils, appliances and equipment; good knowledge of cleaning methods and the use of cleaning materials and equipment; ability to plan with a view to economy and efficiency in the use of supplies, equipment and food; ability to follow oral and written directions and recipes; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

 

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:

Two years of experience in large scale cooking; or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Pay Range$18.81—$24.41 USD