Job Summary:
Are you an experienced cook who takes pride in preparing high-quality meals and being part of a strong team? Join our Culinary Services team at the Alfond Center for Health! As a Healthcare Production Cook, you’ll prepare meals for patients, visitors, staff, and other customers in a fast-paced, high-volume healthcare environment. You’ll work alongside our experienced culinary team to ensure meals are prepared safely, consistently, and according to standardized recipes and dietary requirements.
The ideal candidate for this position is dependable, positive, team-oriented, and takes pride in their work. A great cook on our team is someone who is willing to jump in, support their coworkers, follow direction, and help create a positive environment for everyone.
Job Description:
Perks:
We partner with Payactiv, which lets you access the wages you’ve already earned before payday.
Work today. Access your pay tomorrow.
If you’ve earned it, you shouldn’t have to wait two weeks to use it.
What You’ll Do
- Prepare, cook, and portion meals for patients, visitors, staff, and other customers while maintaining high standards for quality, taste, temperature, appearance, and consistency.
- Follow standardized recipes, production schedules, food preparation procedures, and special dietary requirements.
- Complete high-volume food preparation efficiently while prioritizing food safety, quality, and timely meal service.
- Follow HACCP, food safety, sanitation, and infection prevention standards and procedures.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen and work environment throughout the shift.
- Monitor food quality, temperatures, portion sizes, and product availability to help ensure meals are prepared and served appropriately.
- Work collaboratively with cooks, Food Service Assistants, supervisors, dietitians, and other Culinary Services team members to keep daily operations running smoothly.
- Provide direction and support to Food Service Assistants and contribute to an environment where team members work together and support one another.
- Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors regarding food preparation, production needs, equipment, supplies, and potential concerns.
- Help maintain appropriate food and product levels while minimizing waste and supporting department cost-management goals.
- Respond positively to changing priorities and assist with other kitchen and food service duties as needed.
- Contribute to a positive, respectful, and team-focused workplace where everyone works together to provide excellent service to our patients and customers.
What We’re Looking For
- Previous cooking experience required.
- Dependable and punctual with a strong commitment to attendance and reliability.
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and support coworkers when needed.
- Ability to stay organized and work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Ability to follow direction, standardized recipes, and established procedures.
- Takes pride in producing quality food with consistency and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work respectfully with a diverse team.
- Ability to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment and follow food safety and sanitation standards.
- Ability to speak, read, and write English sufficiently to follow recipes, safety procedures, production instructions, and other job-related communication.
Helpful Experience Includes
- Healthcare or institutional food service
- Restaurant, cafeteria, hotel, or hospitality cooking
- High-volume meal preparation
- Experience preparing meals in accordance with standardized recipes
- Experience working in a commercial kitchen environment
Why This Role Matters
Every meal we prepare is an opportunity to make someone's day a little better. Whether you're preparing a patient's meal, supporting a busy care team, or helping a coworker during a rush, your work makes a difference. We’re looking for cooks who want to be part of a team that takes pride in the food we serve and the way we serve.
Compensation Information:
$18.00 - $31.50
The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Job Exempt:
No
Benefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
