Cook

13800 Primary Childrens Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Education Assistance

Job summary

Intermountain Health's Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City is seeking a food production assistant cook to perform a variety of production duties under supervision, following recipes and preparing meals for patients, staff, and guests.

This full-time role requires weekend availability, a 40-hour week, and willingness to work early morning shifts. Pay ranges from $19.31 to $25.11 per hour, depending on experience, with benefits including medical, dental, vision and education assistance.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work.
• One+ year of experience as a cook in healthcare or restaurant environment is preferred.
• Reads and communicates effectively in English.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Uses safe food-handling techniques in all applications.
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines and deadlines.
• Delivers exceptional customer service when required.
• Reads and prepares food according to modified diets when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food, serves customers, and performs other duties as assigned.
• Follows recipes and instructions in food preparation.
• May prepare bulk items, large-scale production, line cook, or assemble specialty meals.
• Maintains an organized and sanitary working environment.
• Manages production quantities with proper rotation of product.
• Interacts with customers in catering, retail outlets, or patient care.
• May deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, and operate ware-washing machines.

Skills

Food Handling

Food Safety and Sanitation

Food Production

Follows Instructions

Recipes

Reading

Organizing

Communication

Education

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification

Job description

Job Overview

Job Description: Performs a variety of food production duties under general supervision.

Work Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week

Pay Rate: Based on Experience ($19.31 - $25.11)

Availability Needed: Sunday - Saturday for variable shifts

Variable Shift Assignments: 5:30am-1:30pm, 1pm-9pm

Required: Flexible to work weekends as needed to support business needs.

Essential Functions

• This position prepares and cooks food, serves customers, completes other duties as assigned.
• Follows recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items.
• May prepare bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items.
• Maintains an organized and sanitary working environment.
• Maintains proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product.
• Interacts with customers in any venue-catering, retail outlets or patient care.
• May be required to deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, use automatic and manual ware-washing machines.

Skills

• Food Handling
• Food Safety and Sanitation
• Food Production
• Follows Instructions
• Recipes – ability to understand and execute
• Reading
• Organizing
• Communication

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required).
• One or more year of experience as a Cook in a healthcare or restaurant environment (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications.
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).
• Understands and prepares food according to modified diets using appropriate techniques where applicable (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred).

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment.

Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.

Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.

Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Education Assistance

Location & Working Hours

Location: Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital

Work City: Salt Lake City

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $19.31 - $25.11

About the Company

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

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