Cook

Cook

Employer: St. Luke's Health System. At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work. What You Can Expect: The Cook, under general supervision, prepares food in accordance with culinary techniques, standardized recipes and quantities. * Prepares and cooks foods according to recipe standards utilizing advanced culinary techniques including knowledge of specialized diets. Prepares food ensuring that strict safety standards are followed. * Determines food quantities and requirements needed and plans maximum utilization of ingredients, food and leftovers. * Plans, pulls and preps ingredients. * Adheres to all food hygiene and health and safety requirements in order to meet regulatory and company standards. * Orders and stocks inventory for the department. * Reviews menus and customer orders to determine type and quantities of food to be prepared. * May plan menus and estimate required food quantities, labor and overhead costs. * May lead and mentor others acting as first point of escalation. May participate in interviewing, training and onboarding process as needed. Participates in performance improvement initiatives as needed. * May lead the work of kitchen assistants in preparing, cooking and storing food, and in maintaining kitchen and storage facilities in sanitary condition. * Handles moderately complex issues using knowledge of procedures and policies. Refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. * Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications: * Experience: 2 years relevant experience At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission