Senior Production Cook — Recipe & Menu Quality

125 Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Full-time Food Service Worker at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital’s Food and Nutrition department in Illinois. The role focuses on preparing hot menu items per standardized recipes, maintaining quality, and documenting temperatures for patient meals.

You will follow strict schedules, rotate stock, and support event catering as needed. Qualifications include a High School Diploma and 2–3 years of quantity cooking experience, with sanitation certification or training

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• 2–3 years experience in preparing quantity food items.
• Sanitation Certification or certification within the first 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hot menu items are prepared according to standardized recipes.
• Follow recipes to ensure quality and adequate quantities for all dietary meal programs.
• Document food temperatures prior to each service.
• Assist with recipe development and revisions.
• Adhere to deadlines for food production in all service areas.
• Prepare items for service areas and meet department needs.
• Maintain safe sanitary work area meeting Board of Health regulations.
• Rotate and date all food items to ensure proper utilization.
• Attend meetings and inservices as required.

Skills

Communication

Recipe interpretation

Independent work

Kitchen equipment know-how

Sanitation certification

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Full-time Food Service Worker at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital’s Food and Nutrition department in Illinois. The role focuses on preparing hot menu items per standardized recipes, maintaining quality, and documenting temperatures for patient meals.

You will follow strict schedules, rotate stock, and support event catering as needed. Qualifications include a High School Diploma and 2–3 years of quantity cooking experience, with sanitation certification or training