Cook I: Patient-Focused Hospital Kitchen

City of Hope; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in Irvine, CA is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare, portion, and present hot and cold items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and events. You will read orders, cook to specification, and ensure high-quality food service while maintaining cleanliness and safety standards.

Responsibilities include following recipes, assisting with inventory and production planning, and delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced hospital food service environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience.
• Preferred knowledge of equipment operation and cash-handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks ‘to order’ foods that may require short preparation time.
• Provides excellent customer service at all times.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments. Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all City of Hope and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attends allergy and foodborne illness in-service training. Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments. Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Cash handling

Equipment operation

Food prep

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

City of Hope in Irvine, CA is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare, portion, and present hot and cold items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and events. You will read orders, cook to specification, and ensure high-quality food service while maintaining cleanliness and safety standards.

Responsibilities include following recipes, assisting with inventory and production planning, and delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced hospital food service environment.