Prep Cook

HonorHealth; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Four Peaks Medical Center in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Prep Cook to join HonorHealth's Food Services team. The role supports coffee shop and main kitchen operations, preparing hot and cold entrees, salads, soups, and vegetables, and assisting with patient tray service.

You will maintain clean work stations, follow recipes, manage daily prep stock, and operate standard kitchen equipment while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Less than High School - Required.
• 1 to 2 years experience preferred.
• Food Handlers Card - Required.

Responsibilities

• Preps for hot and cold entrees and side dishes; follows recipes and specs.
• Washes and cuts vegetables and fruits; slices meats for salads.
• Operates grinders, ovens, choppers, mixers and blenders.
• Sets up stations and assembles meals per schedule and procedure.
• Ensures foods meet standards for quality, freshness, taste and appearance.
• Assembles cold salads, entrees, desserts for service.
• Stores and maintains prepared foods in proper temperatures.
• Plans preparation schedules to meet required times and quantities.
• Reviews forecast production needs and adjusts as needed.
• Maintains sanitary levels throughout the food prep process.
• Verifies storeroom items and requisitions as needed.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, tools, and utensils.

Skills

Food prep

Cooking

Food safety

Cash handling

Education

Less than High School - Required

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Primary City/State:

Four Peaks Medical Center - 1301 S Crismon Rd Mesa, AZ 85209

Category:

Food Service

Shift:

Evening

Department:

Food Services

Full Time- AM and PM shift. 5:30am - 2pm and 11:30pm - 8:00pm, days vary

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you'll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most - caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

Job Summary
The PREP COOK is responsible for one or more of the following functions in the coffee shop and main kitchen. Such functions include the preparing of food on the coffee shop grill, preparing cold plates, bulk salad production, preparing soups, vegetables, and starches and operating the cash register. Will also be responsible for maintaining the area in a neat and orderly manner, pulling daily stock, operating kitchen equipment and serving on patient tray line.
Essential Functions

• Preps for hot and cold entrees and side dishes. Measures and mixes ingredients according to standardized recipes and specifications.
• Washes and cuts vegetables and fruits according to procedures. Slices meats and prepares meat salads.
• Operates various equipment such as grinders, ovens, choppers, mixers, and blenders.
• Sets up stations and assembles meals in accordance with established schedule and procedure.
• Ensures that all foods prepared meet existing standards for quality, freshness, taste, and appearance.
• Assembles and garnishes cold salads, entrees, appetizers, and desserts for service.
• Stores and maintains prepared and partially prepared foods in optimum conditions and temperatures.
• Plans and coordinates preparation schedules so that foods will be ready at required times and in specified amounts.
• Reviews forecast tally for production needs. Adjusts production to current census or customer needs and supervisory instruction.
• Ensures that required sanitary levels are maintained throughout the food preparation process.
• Verifies food and supply items issued from storeroom. Requisitions additional items if required.
• Cleans, inspects, and maintains equipment, tools, and utensils

Education

• Less than High School - Required

Experience

• 1 to 2 years experience - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Food Service\Food Handlers Card - Food Handlers Card - Required

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