AHD Cook

Alameda Health System; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Alameda Health System is seeking a part-time Cook to prepare, cook and dispense food in a hospital kitchen. This role maintains cooking equipment and sanitation standards while supporting patient and cafeteria service.

Under general supervision, you will handle meat, vegetables, desserts and bakery items, prep for tray lines, and assist with catering. Minimum two years in commercial kitchens; hospital food service experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Experience: Two years of cooking or related experience working in commercial kitchens, catering or institutional food services.
• Minimum Experience: Experience working in the food services department of a hospital and/or healthcare setting is preferred but not required.
• Preferred Certification: State food handling certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Carves meat for serving, and serves or oversees the serving of food, ensuring prompt apportionment of food to tray line and cafeteria.
• Cleans utensils and equipment and keeps working areas in good order; maintains standards of safety and sanitation.
• Cooks meat, fish, vegetables, soups, cereals and other foods using commercial cooking equipment.
• Delivers food to various locations promptly and safely.
• Prepares salads and desserts for cafeteria, patients and catering.
• Prepares dough and bakes cakes, cookies and other pastries and desserts.
• Relieves other cooks for breaks; may act as Lead Cook on a relief or training basis; plans and follows instructions to prepare and cook all foods; weighs food items for cooking.
• Requisitions, receives, inspects and stores food stuffs; keeps supervisor informed of supplies needed.
• Provides excellent customer service to all customers.
• Demonstrates commitment to work unit and to AHS as a whole; role models commitment to co-workers and patients.
• Works well with others; mentors and supports team members.

Skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Alameda, CA




• Alameda Hospital




• AHD Dietary Services




• Part Time - Varies




• Service & Trade




• 36.95-39.99




• Req #:44381-32988




• FTE:0.8




• Posted:October 8, 2026

Summary

Under general supervision the AHD Cook prepares, cooks, and dispenses food in quantity in a kitchen. Maintains cooking equipment and working areas. Performs related duties as required.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

1. Carves meat for serving, and serves or oversees the serving of food, ensuring the prompt apportionment of food to tray line and the cafeteria.




2. Cleans utensils and equipment and keeps working areas in good order; and maintains standards of safety and sanitation.




3. Cooks meat, fish, vegetables, soups, cereals and other foods, using steam-jacketed kettles, revolving or other large ovens, meat roasters and other commercial cooking equipment or kitchen equipment.




4. Delivers food to various locations promptly and safely.




5. Prepares salads and desserts as needed for cafeteria, patients and catering.




6. Prepares dough and bakes cakes, cookies and other pastries and desserts.




7. Prepares meats and vegetables for cooking, using electric meat grinders, vegetable peelers and slicers and hand tools.




8. Relieves others cooks for breaks; may act as Lead Cook on a relief or training basis; plans and/or helps plan recipes and follows oral and written instructions to prepare and cook all foods; weighs food items for cooking.




9. Requisitions, receives, inspects and stores food stuffs, and keeps supervisor informed of supplies needed.




10. Provides excellent customer service to all customers.




11. Demonstrates commitment to work unit and to AHS as a whole. Role models commitment to co-workers and patients. Seeks additional responsibilities.




12. Works well with others. Mentors and support team members.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Minimum Experience: Two years of cooking or related experience working in commercial kitchens, catering or institutional food services.

Minimum Experience: Experience working in the food services department of a hospital and/or healthcare setting is preferred but not required.

Preferred Certification: State food handling certification preferred but not required.

Alameda Health System is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military background.