Senior Cook

Banner Health; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Gilbert, Arizona is seeking a Senior Cook to plan and prepare fresh hot foods for production and retail services within a fast-paced healthcare environment. You may also assist in preparing and serving hot foods for patients, retail dining and events.

Healthcare experience and high-volume short-order cooking are a plus. You will collaborate with teams on dishwashing, prep, inventory, restocking, and delivering premier customer service, with shifts typically 11am–7:30pm and

Qualifications

• Senior Cook position plans daily food production.
• Experience in high-volume, fast-paced environments.
• Healthcare setting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans daily food production for assigned areas.
• Prepares all food items according to standardized recipes and adjusts yields.
• Monitors temperatures and follows safety requirements.
• Maintains par levels and restocks items as needed.

Skills

Senior Cook

High-volume cooking

Healthcare experience

Customer service

Job description

Primary City/State:Gilbert, Arizona

Department Name:Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp

Work Shift:Varied

Job Category:Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Banner Health is honored to be recognized once again by Becker's Healthcare as one of the TOP 150 places to work in health care for 2026! This recognition for the last several years reflects Banner Health's investment in team members' professional development, wellness benefits, and continued education. It highlights our commitment to advocating for diversity in the workplace, promoting work-life balance, and boosting employee engagement.

As a Senior Cook you will prepare fresh hot foods for production and retail services. You may also assist in preparing and serving hot foods for patients, retail dining and other special events. Prior healthcare experience is a plus as well as high volume short order cook experience in a very fast paced environment. You will partner with the teams responsibilities with dishwashing, food prep, unboxing foods and supplies, pulling new inventory, restocking shelves while providing premier customer service.

You will feel welcomed, appreciated and part of a family immediately your first day! Shifts are primarily 11am - 730pm but may include an occasional earlier shift (for example 6am-230pm; 8am-430pm, etc) . Schedules include weekend rotation and holidays. Plus you will enjoy an additional $1/hour flat rate weekend shift differential and an additional 18% night shift differential if/when applicable..

Top Pay, Excellent Benefits & Fantastic Growth Opportunity! Make a difference in your life and Join Banner Now!

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth and development at Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center. With comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography and proprietary advanced patient monitoring, Banner Gateway provides you with the innovative resources you need to provide your patients with the best care possible. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our WIS and NICU services support an average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency and other services that focus on meeting the changing needs of the dynamic and growing community we serve.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more. Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact

POSITION SUMMARY

This position plans daily food production for assigned areas and produces all food items based on information obtained from production sheets, café menus, catering requests, and any other approved source.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Prepares all food items according to standardized recipes. Adjusts recipe quantities for correct yields. Notifies supervisor of any problems relating to production.
2. Plans food production timing and quantities in accordance with the daily orders, menu tally sheets and production assignments. In the event of shortage, determines menu substitutions for regular and café menus. Consults with diet tech or dietician for menu substitution needs for special diets.
3. Minimizes food waste with appropriate planning and tracking. Records food shortages and excess quantities in accordance with department procedure.
4. Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reads thermometers and follows safety requirements.
5. Maintains par levels of food and supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates.
6. Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner. Reports all needed equipment repair.
7. May receive and check in deliveries from vendors and in menu planning. May also oversee production quality when needed.
8. Works under general supervision. Provides leadership and kno