Cook, Full-time

Penn Medicine; Leaf Park (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine’s Lancaster General Hospital is seeking an experienced culinary professional to lead high-volume food production in a patient-centered kitchen. You will prepare and cook with standardized recipes, supervise a team, and ensure food safety and sanitation to meet HACCP standards.

In this full-time role, expect a 4:00am–2:30pm schedule, on-site work, and opportunities to mentor staff while coordinating with vendors and maintaining quality across all meals and service areas.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hot food production experience.
• 1+ year of cold food preparation experience.
• 1+ year of volume cooking experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and HACCP procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes.
• Cook hot breakfast items, entrées, vegetables, soups, and sandwiches.
• Perform roasting, baking, broiling, frying, and other food preparation tasks.
• Slice meats and cheeses and portion ingredients.
• Oversee food production operations when serving as Chef on Duty.
• Ensure sanitation, food safety, and HACCP compliance.
• Train and mentor new staff.
• Manage inventory, place vendor orders, track deliveries, and process invoices.
• Maintain clean and sanitary kitchen, storage, and serving areas.
• Monitor food quality, appearance, texture, and temperatures.
• Report equipment issues and assist with tray-line setup.

Skills

Hot food production

Cold food preparation

High-volume cooking

Food safety/HACCP

Inventory control

Vendor coordination

Staff training & mentoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes.
• Cook hot breakfast items, entrées, vegetables, soups, and sandwiches.
• Perform roasting, baking, broiling, frying, and other food preparation tasks.
• Slice meats and cheeses and portion ingredients.
• Oversee food production operations when serving as Chef on Duty.
• Ensure sanitation, food safety, and HACCP compliance.
• Train and mentor new staff.
• Manage inventory, place vendor orders, track deliveries, and process invoices.
• Maintain clean and sanitary kitchen, storage, and serving areas.
• Monitor food quality, appearance, texture, and temperatures.
• Report equipment issues and assist with tray-line setup.

Location: Lancaster General Hospital, 555 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA

Work Schedule: 4:00am to 2:30pm

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Culinary School diploma or equivalent culinary training.
• 2+ years of hot food production/cooking experience.
• 1+ year of cold food preparation experience.
• 1+ year of volume cooking experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and HACCP procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of large-volume production cooking experience.
• Experience training, supervising, or directing kitchen staff.
• Inventory control and vendor ordering experience.
• Experience in commercial, healthcare, institutional, or high-volume food service environments.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.