Food Service Prep Cook

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; Wheeler Heights (OR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Food Service Prep Cook to join our Nutrition & Food Service team. You will help prepare fresh, nutritious meals that support our patients, visitors, and staff in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

In collaboration with culinary professionals, you will contribute to patient meal service, retail dining, catering events, and other food service operations. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and teamwork in daily kitchen workflows.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or HSED plus ~1 year full-time food service experience.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients and perform food preparation and basic cooking duties.
• Support patient meal service, retail operations, catering, and events.
• Follow recipes, production sheets and portion standards.
• Assist with dietary needs and allergy accommodations.
• Maintain clean, organized kitchen and work areas.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation knowledge

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or High School Equivalency

Job description

Title: Food Service Prep Cook

Job Type: Regular

Company: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department: Nutrition & Food Service

Time Type: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: 1

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary

Are you passionate about food preparation and creating quality meals that make a difference? Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Food Service Prep Cook to join our Nutrition & Food Service team. In this role, you'll help prepare fresh, nutritious meals that support our patients, visitors, and staff. Working alongside experienced culinary professionals, you'll contribute to patient meal service, retail dining, catering events, and other food service operations in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

What You'll Do

• Prepare ingredients and perform food preparation and basic cooking duties.
• Support patient meal service, retail operations, catering, and special events.
• Follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and portion standards to ensure quality and consistency.
• Assist with therapeutic diet requirements and food allergy accommodations.
• Adhere to HACCP food safety, sanitation, and infection control standards.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen and work area.
• Work collaboratively with Food Service leadership and the culinary team to deliver exceptional service.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

High School diploma or High School Equivalency diploma and the equivalent of one (1) year of prior full-time experience in food service operations. NOTE: Degrees must be conferred by an accredited school, college, or university, or by an institution recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and/or Health Research Incorporated as adhering to acceptable educational standards.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have previous food preparation, cooking, or food service experience. Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices, ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, along with a positive attitude and team-oriented mindset.

Salary

The starting hourly rate for this position is $18.33.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC) and Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants or job seekers because of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, creed, age, disability, pregnancy-related condition, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, genetic information, individual’s relationship or association with a member of a protected category or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

RPCIC and HRI are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Core Values

RPCIC and HRI are committed to providing an environment where patients, families, employees and community are treated with courtesy and respect. We support an inclusive environment that nurtures the talents, skills and abilities of each individual to embody and reflect our core values: Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, Compassion and Respect.

Historical Compensation Information Statement

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

Welcome

Welcome to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, America's first cancer center founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park. As one of the largest employers in Western New York, Roswell has over 3,300 employees, including over 200 physicians and scientists and 400 nurses. It’s a new era at Roswell Park. Leading the way in cancer research, treatment and education for more than a century, today Roswell Park is setting our course for a second century of extraordinary advances in cancer research and treatment. Equipped with the best facilities, the sharpest and most creative minds, and the single objective of curing cancer, we stand on the threshold of historic discovery.