Hot Cook

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC St. Margaret is seeking a Hot Cook to prepare high-quality meals for patients, visitors, and staff. Ideal candidates have short‑order cooking experience and familiarity with breakfast items and grilling in fast-paced settings.

This full-time role offers rotating schedules from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with weekend rotation. If you take pride in scratch cooking and serving great food, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced kitchen environments such as diners or restaurants.
• Ability to prepare breakfast items and work on grill lines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safe food handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Complete in-advance preparation for next day of service.
• Produce high quality hot foods according to recipes and production sheets.
• Prepare foods within designated timeframes and monitor usage.
• Adhere to departmental safe food handling procedures.
• Maintain an inspection‑ready work area.
• Store chemicals and cleaning supplies away from food areas.
• Operate equipment per guidelines and follow safety procedures.
• Provide courteous customer service daily.
• Chill, store, and log leftovers per health guidelines.
• Record temperature logs for cooling as required.
• Meet the HS Diploma/GED requirement or have 1 year experience in lieu.

Skills

Short-order cooking

Grill cooking

Food safety

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Job description

Do you thrive in a fast-paced kitchen and know your way around a grill? UPMC St. Margaret is looking for a Hot Cook who can prepare high-quality meals for patients, visitors, and staff. We're seeking someone with short-order cooking experience, ideally from a diner, restaurant, or similar fast-paced food service environment, who is confident preparing breakfast items and working the grill!

This full-time role offers a rotating schedule of 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with rotating weekends required. If you're dependable, enjoy cooking from scratch, and take pride in serving great food, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join UPMC St. Margaret? You'll be part of a team that helps fuel the care and comfort of our patients, visitors, and employees every day.

Responsibilities

• Complete in-advance preparation requirement for next day of service.
• Produce high quality hot food products according to standardized recipes and production sheet volume requirements.
• Prepare all foods within designated timeframes; monitor food usage throughout service to ensure volume needs are met.
• Adhere to departmental safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Maintain an inspection-ready work area on a consistent basis.
• Adhere to Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information related to the proper and safe use of chemicals in the workplace. Store chemicals and cleaning supplies away from food production areas.
• Uses and maintains equipment according to manufacturer and department guidelines; follows all safety procedures.
• Provide a courteous and helpful customer service attitude on a daily basis.
• Chill, store, and record all prepared and leftover food in accordance to health department guidelines; maintain temperature cooling log documentation.
• HS Diploma/GED OR
• 1 YR previous job experience required in lieu of HS Diploma/GED

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran