Food Production Worker Float (Cook)

Multicare-Health-System; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Cook Float to join the Nutrition Services team. You will follow department recipes and production standards to provide high quality meals for hospital patients, staff, families and visitors.

You will contribute to a fast-paced environment, ensure proper food safety, manage stock levels, and collaborate with teammates to deliver a superior dining experience across MultiCare facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Washington State Food Handler’s Card required.
• Serve-Safe certification preferred.
• Minimum two years cooking experience in casual to healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide restaurant-style dining while using whole, fresh, local, and sustainable products when possible.
• Order supplies, prepare food items, ensure food safety standards are met, and maintain stocks.
• Leverage a strong culinary background in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Collaborate to deliver a high-quality product and exceptional guest experience.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Job description

MultiCare Health System

Tacoma, WA 98402

Join a team that shares your calling

At MultiCare, you're more than just a job title - you're part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you'll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

FTE: 0, Shift: _Variable Schedule: Variable

Position Summary

The Cook Float is a collaborative member of the Nutrition Services team that follows department recipes and production standards to provide high quality and healthy food in compliance with all food safety regulations for hospital patients, staff, families, and visitors at MultiCare facilities.

Responsibilities

• You will provide restaurant-style dining while supporting our commitment to using whole, fresh, local, and sustainable products wherever economically possible

• You will order supplies, prepare food items, ensure proper food safety and sanitation standards are met, and maintain cooler and freeze stocks

• You will utilize your strong culinary background in our fast-paced, team-oriented, high volume, and customer service focused environment

• You will apply your enthusiastic, food-centric attitude and will possess the ability to collaborate to provide a quality product and exceptional experience for our customers

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred

• Current Washington State Food Handler’s Card required

• Serve-Safe certification preferred

• Minimum two (2) years cooking experience in casual to fine dining, hotels or healthcare line cook

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $22.87 - $34.78 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .