Retail Cook

15600 Lutheran Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 58,598,000 - 77,480,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is seeking a full-time cook/food production worker. The role involves preparing and cooking food, following recipes, and serving customers in catering, retail, or patient care settings.

Shift is 6am-2:30pm, Friday through Tuesday, with Wednesday and Thursday off. Breakfast/grill experience is strongly preferred, along with strong hygiene and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification may be required by first day where applicable.
• Must be able to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Maintain safe food handling practices across activities.
• Understand workflows, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Customer service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food, serve customers, and complete other duties as assigned.
• Follow recipes and instructions for food preparation.
• May prepare bulk items, large-scale production, line cook, or assemble specialty meals.
• Maintain an organized and sanitary working environment.
• Manage production quantities with proper stock rotation.
• Interact with customers in catering, retail, or patient care settings.
• May deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, and operate warewashing equipment.

Skills

Food Handling

Food Safety

Food Production

Follows Instructions

Reading Recipes

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). 6am-2:30pm, Friday-Tuesday (Wednesday/Thursday off).

Additional Details: Breakfast/Grill experience strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and cook food, serve customers, complete other duties as assigned.
• Follow 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.
• Maintain an organized and sanitary working environment.
• Maintain proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product.
• Interact 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 setup 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, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $20.45 - $27.04

Benefits

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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By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Position Closure

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Company Overview

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services.

Mission Statement

Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Career Invitation

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

PEAK Program

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Closing Note

Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!

Additional Duties

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.