COOK (FULL TIME)

Compass Healthcare; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

FSAs

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring for full-time COOK positions at Princeton Baptist in Birmingham, AL. Shift options include 6:00 AM–2:30 PM, 10:30 AM–7:00 PM, or 5:00 AM–1:00 PM. Prior cooking experience is required, and the role offers a fixed pay rate of $16.00 per hour.

Online applications are accepted only. The Cook prepares food in accordance with federal, state and corporate standards, ensuring quality service and adherence to safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Prior cooking experience required.
• Must adhere to HACCP standards.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Excellent food presentation and portion control.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality items according to recipes and schedules.
• Serve meals and ensure correct temperatures and presentation.
• Maintain cleanliness and safe food-handling procedures.
• Assist in production planning, ordering, and records.
• Report maintenance and safety issues to supervisor.
• Attend in-service and safety meetings.
• Maintain positive relationships with staff and patients.

Skills

Cooking experience

Food prep

Job description

• We are hiring immediately for full time COOK positions.
• Location: Princeton Baptist - 701 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time schedule; Days may vary, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM, or 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM. More details upon interview.
• Requirement: Prior cooking experience required.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $16.00 per hour.

Make a difference in the lives of people, your community, and yourself

At Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, you’ll join a culture that values caring for people, fostering belonging, and creating moments that truly matter. Here, your work has purpose: to nourish patients, caregivers, and communities while upholding the highest standards of detail, quality, and excellence in every meal served.

Job Summary

Prepares food in accordance with applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations with established policies and procedures. Ensures quality food service is provided at all times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items.
• Uses established ticket collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends in-service and safety meetings.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
• Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others.
• Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to:
  • The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
  • The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
  • The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Benefits For Our Team Members

• Full-time and part-time positions are offered the following benefits: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program.
• Full-time positions also offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.