Lead Cook - Hospital Culinary Team

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital is hiring a Full-time Cook to plan, prepare, and cook foods for cafe, patient and catering settings. You will lead the culinary team when leadership is absent, ensuring quality and safety in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include following recipes, producing bulk items, maintaining cleanliness, rotating stock, and potentially serving patient meals.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).
• ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.
• Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
• Understands and prepares food according to modified diets using appropriate techniques where applicable (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items
• May prepare bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items
• Maintains an organized and sanitary working environment
• Maintains proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product
• Interacts with customers in any venue-catering, retail outlets or patient care
• May be required to deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, use automatic and manual ware-washing machines
• Supports a disciplined environment and provides after hours supervision in the absence of the supervisor or Chef

Skills

Food Handling

Food Safety

Food Production

Follows Instructions

Recipes

Reading

Organizing

Communication

Education

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification

Job description

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital is hiring a Full-time Cook to plan, prepare, and cook foods for cafe, patient and catering settings. You will lead the culinary team when leadership is absent, ensuring quality and safety in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include following recipes, producing bulk items, maintaining cleanliness, rotating stock, and potentially serving patient meals.