AHD Cook PB

Alameda Health System; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Alameda Health System is seeking an AHD Cook PB to prepare, cook, and dispense food in quantity within a hospital kitchen. The role includes catering duties, maintaining equipment, and ensuring high standards of safety and sanitation.

The position requires experience in quantity cooking and the ability to work with a team in a fast-paced setting. Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits program and opportunities for leadership during relief shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience: One year as Assistant Cook at Alameda Health System or two years in quantity cooking for 200+ meals in an institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Carves meat for serving and oversees tray line distribution to ensure prompt service.
• Cleans utensils and equipment and maintains safe, sanitary work areas.
• Cooks meat, fish, vegetables, soups, cereals and other foods using large kitchen equipment.
• Delivers food to various locations promptly and safely.
• Prepares salads and desserts for cafeteria, patients and catering.
• Relieves other cooks for breaks and may act as Lead Cook on relief or training basis.

Skills

Food preparation

Meat cutting

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

AHD Cook PB

Alameda Health System Alameda, California, United States

About this position

SUMMARY: Under general supervision the AHD Cook at Park Bridge 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.

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: Minimum Experience: One year of experience in the class of Assistant Cook with Alameda Health System; OR two years of experience in quantity cooking for at least 200 people per meal in an institutional kitchen such as a hospital, juvenile detention center, prison facility, military installation or a large restaurant or hotel.

PAY RANGE: $32,59 - $35.16/ per hour

The pay range for this position reflects the base pay scale for the role at Alameda Health System. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licenses and certifications, departmental equity, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and the operational needs of the organization. Alameda Health System also offers eligible positions a generous comprehensive benefits program.

Salary Information

$32.59 - $35.16Hourly Wage