Cook

bannerhealth; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Mesa, Arizona, is seeking a Food Service Worker to support the culinary and nutrition team in a hospital setting. The role involves producing food items from production sheets, catering requests, and prep sheets while adhering to time constraints and recipes.

Training on safety, temperatures, and sanitation is required, with potential responsibility for shift oversight. Shifts vary with schedules such as 11:00–19:30, 05:00–13:30, and 07:30–16:00, reflecting hospital operations.

Qualifications

• This position requires knowledge and abilities in institutional food production with one or more years of work experience.
• Must read and understand written and verbal instructions, communicate effectively, and perform simple math calculations.
• Food handlers' card required within 30 days of hire for Banner Staffing Services team members.

Responsibilities

• Produces all required food items based on production sheets, catering requests and prep sheets.
• Plans and conducts daily work to meet production and service time requirements.
• Prepares and cooks hot and cold items using standardized recipes and forecasts production quantities.
• Maintains cleanliness and logs temperatures; rotates stock and ensures safety procedures are followed.
• Oversees shift when needed and may work in grill area or retail units as assigned.

Job description

Primary City/State: Mesa, Arizona

Department Name: Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp

Work Shift: Varied

Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

As a Food Service Worker you will be primarily working in this space within the kitchen supporting the staff as the closing shift cashier.

Various Schedules Available

• Tuesday through Saturday, 11AM to 7:30PM
• Monday through Friday 5AM to 1:30PM
• Thursday through Monday 7:30AM to 4PM

Position Summary

This position produces all required food items based on information obtained from production sheets, catering requests, prep sheets and any other approved source. Plans and conducts daily work to meet food production and service time requirements.

Core Functions

• Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets and catering orders.
• May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area, and/or cook breakfast items.
• Records over production and run outs. Writes directions and calculates production quantities.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reports all needed equipment repair.
• Maintains par levels of food and supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates.
• Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner.
• Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned. May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency.
• Department responsibilities only, normally deals with internal staff. May deal with customers in grill or exhibition position in retail units. Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under general supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires the knowledge and abilities in institutional food production normally acquired with one or more years of work experience in production cooking. Must be able to learn and follow established policies and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively, and perform simple math calculations. Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required. Must possess good interpersonal skills and be able to perform tasks within limited time frames. Must be able to follow production and cleaning schedules, use chemicals safely, read thermometers and follow safety requirements.

For Banner Staffing Services (BSS) team members, the food handlers' card is required within 30 days of hire. For BSS team members in Tucson and Colorado, the food handlers' card is not required.

All onsite food service equipment including stoves, ovens, steam-jacketed kettles, tilt skillet, broiler, steam table, grill, deep fryer, slicer, Buffalo Chopper, mixer, food carts, dish racks, cleaning equipment and hazardous chemicals used in cleaning and sanitation.

Must be 18 yrs of age or older to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements as the role may be expected to set up, operate and/or repair power-driven bakery and meat processing machines.

Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire. Employees working at Olive Branch Senior Center must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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