Prep/Line Cook

Intermountain Health; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health at Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is seeking a full-time cook to prepare and cook food, serve customers, and follow recipes with strict safety standards.

The role runs 12pm–8:30pm, 40 hours per week, with an hourly wage of $20.45 to $27.04 depending on experience, highlighting teamwork and patient meal service in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Food handler permit or ServSafe certification required by first day (states Utah/Idaho).
• Must read and communicate effectively in English.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Use safe food handling techniques in all applications.
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, and meets deadlines.
• Exceptional customer service preferred.
• Prefers understanding and preparing food according to modified diets where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food, serves customers, and performs other duties as assigned.
• Follows recipes and/or instructions in food preparation.
• May prepare bulk items and support large-scale production or catering.
• Maintains organized and sanitary work environment.
• Maintains proper production quantities with rotation of product.
• Interacts with customers in catering, retail, or patient-care settings.
• May deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, and operate ware-washing equipment.

Skills

Food Handling

Food Safety and Sanitation

Food Production

Follows Instructions

Recipes

Reading

Organizing

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Performs a variety of food production duties under general supervision.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: Full-Time (40hrs/wk). 12pm - 8:30pm

Essential Functions

• This position prepares and cooks food, serves customers, completes other duties as assigned.
• 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

Skills

• Food Handling
• Food Safety and Sanitation
• Food Production
• Follows Instructions
• Recipes – ability to understand and execute
• Reading
• Organizing
• Communication

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).
• 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)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City

Wheat Ridge

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$20.45 - $27.04

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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