Cook

0090 Presbyterian System Services; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, NM is hiring a Cook to prepare hot and cold items for all department areas, including Cold Prep, Grab & Go, bulk production, short-order grill, and retail operations. Required: high school diploma or GED; 3–5 years in high-volume food prep and cooking; 5–10 years preferred; internal candidates may qualify by kitchen station competency.

This full-time role includes a comprehensive benefits package and the Presbyterian wellness program.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Three to five years of experience in high-volume food preparation and cooking required.
• Five to ten years of relevant experience preferred.
• Internal candidates may qualify by demonstrating competency in two or more kitchen stations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of hot food items for all areas as indicated by menu cycles.
• Prepare food items according to established recipes and production needs.
• Read production tickets and participate in routine cleaning and sanitation.
• Assist with serving food items and ensuring customer-facing workflow.
• Demonstrate competency in knife skills and in food service safety practices.
• Cook, plate, and complete dishes in view of customers.
• Prepare Grab and Go and other retail items as needed.
• Handle orders verbally and utilize kitchen equipment (grill, oven, fryer, broilers).

Skills

Knife skills

Food safety practices

Customer service

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Location Address: 1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930 Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $16.37 Maximum Offer $24.89 Now Hiring: Cook Summary: Presbyterian is seeking a qualified Cook! This position is responsible for preparing and producing hot and cold food items for all areas of the department. Duties include food preparation for Cold Prep, Grab & Go, bulk production, short-order grill, and retail operations. Prepares food items according to established menu cycles, recipes, and production needs.

Type of Opportunity: Full time Job Exempt: No Job is based: Presbyterian Hospital Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of hot food items for all areas as indicated by menu cycles.
• Responsible for preliminary preparation of food items for the next day as indicated by menu cycle.
• Ability to read production tickets.
• Assists with routine cleaning and sanitation of areas.
• Assists with serving food items as indicated by established workflow.
• Must demonstrate competency in knife skills.
• Must demonstrate competency in food service safety practices and procedures, and temperature control.
• Perform cooking, plating, and completion of dishes in view of/interacting with customers.
• Assists with fruit and vegetable preparation, food portioning, and other bulk food preparation.
• Assists with preparing Grab and Go and other retail items.
• Ability to take and fill orders verbally.
• Must be proficient in utilization of flat top grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, quick cook ovens, and char broiler.
• Must be proficient in various cooking methods including pan frying, sautéing, deep frying, boiling, and baking/roasting.
• Demonstrate customer service and communication skills with guests.
• Assists with other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Education - High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in high-volume food preparation and cooking within a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, catering company, government facility, or private institution required.
• Five (5) to ten (10) years of relevant experience preferred.
• Alternatively, internal candidates may qualify by demonstrating competency in two (2) or more kitchen stations.

Benefits

• All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
• Wellness Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?

As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services Here, we’re committed to a different way to make a difference. Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who have chosen to work here. Starting with Reverend Cooper who began our journey in 1908, the hard work of thousands of physicians, nurses, employees, board members, and volunteers brought Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system, serving more than one in three New Mexicans. We are part of New Mexico's history and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.