Cook

Banner Health; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Estrella Medical Center is seeking a Cook to prepare and cook hot and cold items using standardized recipes, ensuring timely service and quality. You will maintain clean work areas, monitor temperatures, and collaborate with kitchen staff to support patient and staff meals.

The role requires 1+ year of production cooking, ability to follow recipes, and adherence to safety standards. Onsite work with varied shifts and a comprehensive hospital food service environment.

Qualifications

• One or more years of experience in production cooking.
• Ability to read and understand written and verbal instruction.
• Ability to follow safety requirements.
• Food handlers' card within 30 days if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities.
• Maintains clean and orderly work areas.
• Records over production and run outs.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures.
• Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and may oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency.

Skills

Institutional food production

Food handling safety

Teamwork

Reading instructions

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Thermometers

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

## CookApply: Banner Estrella Med Ctr (9201 W Thomas Rd): Full time: Posted Today: R4455362**Primary City/State:**Phoenix, Arizona**Department Name:**Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp**Work Shift:**Varied**Job Category:**Facilities, Environmental Services, and CulinaryFind your path in health care. Our team members make Banner Health a Great Place To Work. Learn how you can join our dedicated team of professionals. As a **Cook** at Banner Health, you will play a vital role in preparing and cooking high-quality hot and cold meals using standardized recipes while ensuring food production meets daily service requirements. You will maintain clean and organized work areas, monitor food and equipment temperatures, and collaborate with kitchen staff to deliver an exceptional dining experience for both patients and staff. **Schedule**: Varied days off. 11:00am-7:30pm, 11:30am-8:00pm. *\\*\\* $1hr weekend differential & 18% shift differential beginning at 9pm.*Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 353-bed acute care hospital providing a full range of health care services to the fast growing communities of west Phoenix. Opened in 2005, this is an innovative, fully electronic facility that features electronic medical records, computerized physician order entry, digital radiography, sophisticated ICU monitoring and much more. In fact, we've been named one of the \"ten most innovative hospitals in the country\" by Newsweek Magazine and are recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. The hospital is also designed to provide a soothing, healing atmosphere for both patients and their family members. We encourage the use of such therapies as pet therapy, aromatherapy, spiritual care and Reiki Therapy.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 QUALIFICATIONS High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.