Lead Cook 2 - Evening/Night Shift Premium

Washington State Health Care Authority; Grand Mound (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site work location

Job summary

DSHS Maple Lane Cook 2 at Maple Lane Campus in Centralia, WA, invites applications for three Cook 2 positions. You will lead kitchen staff, ensure meals meet regular and special diets, and uphold safety and quality standards in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Work schedule 11am–7:30pm with on-site shifts and potential shift differential for evenings/nights. This role supports nutrition excellence for patients and requires at least two years of cooking experience in large-scale settings.

Qualifications

• Two years' cooking experience in a large-scale food service or culinary operation.
• Completion of course in large-scale cooking may substitute for one year of experience.
• Or one year as a Cook 1 in State service.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned kitchen personnel to ensure that all regular and special diets are correctly and safely prepared by complying with instruction and standard procedures.
• Collaborate with the cooks to prepare meals in a timely manner, checking your work by taste and smell of the prepared foods to determine quality and palatability.
• Establish work methods and instruct others in routine kitchen work, train staff, plan and assign duties.
• Cook products as needed according to the standardized recipe, measuring and assembling ingredients for menu items, planning and initiating cooking schedule for food preparation to meet meal schedule.
• Properly stores food items at appropriate temperatures and routinely checks equipment to ensure proper performance.
• Completes food inventory requisition from storeroom, maintains an accurate and rotated food inventory of supplies for production and restocks the kitchen for subsequent shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking

Team leadership

Education

Course in large-scale cooking

Job description

DSHS Maple Lane Cook 2 at Maple Lane Campus in Centralia, WA, invites applications for three Cook 2 positions. You will lead kitchen staff, ensure meals meet regular and special diets, and uphold safety and quality standards in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Work schedule 11am–7:30pm with on-site shifts and potential shift differential for evenings/nights. This role supports nutrition excellence for patients and requires at least two years of cooking experience in large-scale settings.