Cook

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Cook to prepare fresh hot foods for production and retail services in a high-volume hospital environment. You may assist with patient meals, retail dining, and special events, following standardized recipes and safe food-handling practices.

Required one year of production cooking experience and ability to learn policies; a food handlers' card within 30 days is needed for BSS staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in production cooking.
• Ability to learn and follow established policies and procedures and read instructions.
• Capable of performing simple math and communicating effectively.
• Food handlers' card required within 30 days of hire for Banner Staffing Services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook hot and cold items using standardized recipes.
• Assist in retail cafe grill area or breakfast items when assigned.
• Record overproduction and run outs, log temperatures, and report issues.
• Maintain par levels and restock as needed; rotate stock and check dates.
• Keep workspaces clean and orderly; assist kitchen and dietary staff.
• May oversee scheduled shift for efficiency; interact with customers in grill or retail units.
• Follow procedures and recipes under general supervision.

Skills

Food production experience

Teamwork

Fast-paced performance

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

## CookApply: Banner Estrella Med Ctr (9201 W Thomas Rd): Full time: Posted Today: R4456160**Primary City/State:**Phoenix, Arizona**Department Name:****Work Shift:**8 hours**Job Category:**Facilities, Environmental Services, and CulinaryA rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care.## As a Cook you will prepare fresh hot foods for production and retail services. You may also assist in preparing and serving hot foods for patients, retail dining and other special events. Prior healthcare experience is a plus as well as high volume short order cook experience in a very fast paced environment. You will partner with the teams responsibilities with dishwashing, food prep, unboxing foods and supplies, pulling new inventory, restocking shelves while providing premier customer service.**Full Time- Varied Days \\*\\*Must Be Available Weekends\\*\\***Schedule Available:-6pm- 2:30am**Weekend and holiday rotations are required in this role.****Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.**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 1. Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets and catering orders. 2. May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area, and/or cook breakfast items. 3. Records over production and run outs. Writes directions and calculates production quantities. 4. Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reports all needed equipment repair. 5. 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. 6. Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner. 7. Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned. May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency. 8. 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 QUALIFICATIONSHigh school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.