Senior Cook

Banner Health; Mesa (AZ); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Comprehensive benefit package

Job summary

Banner Health in Mesa, Arizona is seeking a full‑time Senior Cook to plan daily food production for hospital dining and catering needs. You will prepare meals from approved recipes, manage yields, and coordinate with dietitians for special diets in a high‑volume setting.

Leadership and food safety responsibilities are part of the role. Requirements include two or more years in production cooking, knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment, and the ability to follow policies and schedules.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Two or more years of production cooking experience.
• Ability to adjust recipes, gauge yields and serve multiple diets.
• Food handlers' card within 30 days of hire (Banner Staffing Services).

Responsibilities

• Prepare all food items according to recipes and adjust yields.
• Plan production timing and quantities based on orders and menus.
• Minimize waste and log shortages and excess items.
• Check temps and maintain safety standards for equipment and food.
• Provide leadership to kitchen staff and coordinate with cafe or catering tasks.

Skills

Cooking

Food production

Team leadership

Policy compliance

Education

High school diploma/GED

Two+ years production cooking experience

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

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

• Prepares all food items according to standardized recipes. Adjusts recipe quantities for correct yields. Notifies supervisor of any problems relating to production.
• 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.
• Minimizes food waste with appropriate planning and tracking. Records food shortages and excess quantities in accordance with department procedure.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reads thermometers and follows safety requirements.
• 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.
• Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner. Reports all needed equipment repair.
• May receive and check in deliveries from vendors and in menu planning. May also oversee production quality when needed.
• Works under general supervision. Provides leadership and knowledge in cooking and food preparation skills to other members of the kitchen staff. Has primarily inter‑department responsibility. May deal with external customers in café or catering work assignments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. This position requires the knowledge and abilities in institutional food production normally acquired with two or more years of similar work experience in production cooking, plus a solid understanding of cooking principles, menu substitutions and modified recipes for all commonly prescribed diets.
• Must have skills and demonstrated abilities in hot food production and the use of all required commercial kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to learn and follow established policies and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively, perform math calculations regarding recipe weights and amounts plus calculate amounts of food for necessary production.
• Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
• Must be able to perform tasks within limited time frames and follow production and cleaning schedules plus use chemicals safely.
• For Banner Staffing Services (BSS) team members, the food handlers' card is required within 30 days of hire. For BSS team members in Tucson and Colorado, the food handlers' card is not required.
• All onsite food service equipment including stoves, ovens, steam-jacketed kettles, tilt skillet, broiler, steam table, grill, deep fryer, slicer, Buffalo Chopper, mixer, food carts, dish racks, cleaning equipment and hazardous chemicals used in cleaning and sanitation.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO STATEMENT

EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug‑free work environment.

BENEFITS

• This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit‑eligible positions.

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

Primary City/State: Mesa, Arizona
Department Name: Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp
Work Shift: Day

Schedule: Full time working Wednesday through Sunday days, start times will vary. Includes weekends and holidays.

Great careers are built at Banner Health. There’s more to health care than doctors and nurses. We support all staff members as they find the path that’s right for them.

Banner Desert Medical Center offers state‑of‑the‑art technology in all departments, from our da Vinci surgical robots to our 3D cancer technology.

As a full‑time Senior Cook for the hospital, you will be joining a team that serves guests, staff and patients. Just as a doctor can prescribe medicine for healing, a cook also assists with patient care. We are looking for someone that can demonstrate their experience cooking, in a high-volume, fast paced environment.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health.

Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 700 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children and 76 dedicated to our NICU. Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine. With 33 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the da Vinci Surgical System. Becker’s Hospital Review named Banner Desert Medical Center as one of the top 50 busiest Emergency departments in the country. If you aim to deliver top‑tier care to the most vulnerable patients, consider joining Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. Within our over 200 bed, state‑of‑the‑art facility, specially trained nurses, physicians and other clinical professionals utilize the most advanced technology - including iCare ICU monitoring and robotic surgery - to provide high quality, child‑friendly, family‑centered care. Our facilities feature a 76-bed NICU, a 24-bed PICU, six pediatric ORs and a 22‑bed ED. We also offer dedicated pediatric rehab, radiology, oncology and hematology capabilities. With clinical diversity, exceptional training programs and a supportive culture, this is a place where you can grow in your career as you help our very special patients.

PRIVACY POLICY

Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices and more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to make health care easier, so life can be better.

Banner Health supports a drug‑free work environment.