LINE COOK (FULL TIME)

Compass Group, North America; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Pet Insurance

Job summary

TouchPoint, part of Compass Group, is hiring a Line Cook for a full-time position at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX. The role requires 2-3 years of culinary and operational experience in healthcare or high-volume settings, with a focus on food safety, portioning, and presentation.

Compensation ranges from $17.00 to $18.50 per hour. The schedule may include AM/PM shifts, weekdays, and weekends. Online applications are accepted only.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of culinary expertise and operational experience, including healthcare, hospital, or high-volume foodservice environments.
• Upload culinary-focused resume with application.
• Knowledge of food safety procedures and HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items using standardized recipes to meet production and service schedules.
• Ensures correct portioning and serving temperatures while maintaining attractive presentation.
• Maintains kitchen cleanliness and proper storage of all food and supplies.
• Assists in production planning, ordering, and receiving of foods and supplies.
• Adheres to safety policies and uses protective gear as required.

Skills

Culinary expertise

Healthcare foodservice

High-volume cooking

Food safety

Knife skills

Job description

TouchPoint

• We are hiring immediately for a LINE COOK (FULL TIME) position.
• Address: Dell Children's Medical Center 4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full Time schedule; Shift structure may vary, including AM & PM hours, weekdays & weekends - discuss your availability & shift details in interview!
• Requirement: Minimum of 2-3 years of culinary expertise and operational experience, including in healthcare, hospital, or high-volume foodservice environments, along with demonstrated standard techniques (food safety, batch cooking, temperatures, knife skills, proteins/sauce/veg, plating, recipe replicating, etc). Please upload culinary-focused resume with application.
• Pay Range: $17.00 per hour to $18.50 per hour.

If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on helping people heal, TouchPoint is the place for you! As part of Compass Healthcare, we care deeply for people, build belonging, and serve with detail, quality, and excellence to set the stage for healing.

We’re TouchPoint Support Services, and our mission is to serve up hospitality for patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals across the U.S. From meals to facilities to patient support, our work creates moments that matter. This takes a big heart, a commitment to do the right thing, and the belief that together we can achieve more than we ever could alone. We empower and uplift each other, grow in our careers, and have fun while supporting the mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable.

Job Summary

Summary: Prepares food in accordance with applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations with established policies and procedures. Ensures quality food service is provided at all times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items.
• Uses established ticket collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends in-service and safety meetings.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
• Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others.
• Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to:
  • The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
  • The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
  • The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Associates at Touchpoint are offered many fantastic benefits.

Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Touchpoint maintains a drug-free workplace.