Cook

Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System is seeking a dedicated hospital food service worker to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a fast-paced kitchen.

You will follow standardized recipes, monitor temperatures, assist with tray assembly, and maintain cleanliness and safety per regulatory standards. This on-site role requires good teamwork, reliability, and basic culinary math skills; prior food service experience is helpful. Join a supportive team delivering patient-centered dining.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• Basic culinary math skills and understanding of food temperatures.
• Ability to follow recipes and safety guidelines consistently.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food to preserve nutritive value and quality.
• Plans cooking procedures to serve food at correct temperatures and times.
• Monitors food preparation for flavor, quality and appearance.
• Maintains sanitation, safety, and food handling standards.
• Assembles food trays and coordinates with kitchen staff.
• Documents meal counts and temperatures; initiates corrective actions when needed.
• Completes cleaning schedules and reports maintenance needs.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Teamwork

Reliability

Culinary math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

225 S Bluff St, Winnebago, NE 68071, USA

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Job Purpose & Position Overview

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food to preserve nutritive value, color, palatability, and acceptability.
• Plans, regulates, and schedules cooking procedures so completed food products are ready to serve at the appropriate food temperature and serving time.
• Monitors the preparation and evaluates the condition of the food being prepared at frequent intervals to ensure optimum flavor, quality, and appearance .
• Initiate corrective action when items do not meet the established quality standards.
• Coordinates with Food Services Supervisor in overall kitchen duties and responsibilities.
• Reviews daily preparation of menu items, menu production and standardized recipes to assure food items are made correctly
• Compl etes assigned cleaning schedule; including cleaning food carts, pre-rinses dishes, glasses, f latware, trays, cooking utensils, and pots & pans.
• Documents daily meal counts, food, equipment, and food storage temperatures on required forms and takes corrective action for inaccurate temperatures.
• Assembles food trays according to prescribed diet order .
• Ensures food carts are delivered and retrieved at app ropriate times to inpatient unit .
• Observes high personal hygiene standards and all required safe food handling practices.
• Maintains food storage areas for cleanliness and proper storage and food labeling .
• Follows approved sanitation, safety, and fire regulations and procedures at all times.
• Checks equipment and food production often to make sure they maintain safety and sanitation requirements . Report repair and maintenance needs to supervisor, or in their absence, prepares work request as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires frequent standing, walking, stooping, r eaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional usage of step stool or ladder
• Must be able to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds with assistant of lifting devices and other workers.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Basic culinary math skills.
• Working cell phone or method for communication.
• Essential position requires dependability and attendance.
• Knowledge and ability necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served.
• Thorough knowledge of a full range of food preparation principles, including the techniques and procedures necessary to develop new, or revise current recipes.
• Skills necessary to overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Knowledge of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Skill in the operation, breakdown, and cleaning of food service equipment.
• Knowledge of sanitation regulations and proper food protection procedures.
• Completes all mandatory trainings required for the service unit.

Certificates, Licenses & R egistrations:

• All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.

WCHS is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are free of discrimination. As provided by Federal Law, all qualified Native American applicants shall receive preference over Non-Native American applicants. In the absence of qualified Native American applicants, consideration will be given to all other applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Please note the position description duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

WCHS is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants must comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31 C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check. As provided by Federal Law, all qualified Native American and Veteran applicants shall receive preference over Non-Native American applicants. In the absence of qualified Native American applicants, consideration will be given to all other applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender orientation/identity, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. WCHS participates in E-Verify.

225 S Bluff St, Winnebago, NE 68071, USA