Cook Lead

Cook Lead Position

Under general direction, plans, prepares, and cooks foods for cafe, patient and/or catering settings. This position is also responsible to lead the Culinary and Nutrition Care Associate teams when other leadership is not on-site within the Culinary Services department. Resolves immediate departmental & customer service issues. Escalates security and utility concerns to manager and appropriate interdepartmental contacts as appropriate per evening and after hour procedures.

Position Details

• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Pay Rate: Based on Experience ($20.45 - $27.04)
• Availability Needed: Monday-Friday 6am-1:30pm with flexible scheduling needed to support business needs
• Benefits Eligible: Yes; Medical, Dental, Vision, Education Assistance

Essential Functions

• Follows recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items
• May prepare bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items
• Completes Line Checks to ensure quality taste and presentation of meal items per service line standards
• Ensures that department and service line standards for quality, sanitation, and safety are met
• Maintains proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product
• Interacts with customers in all venues including but not limited to: catering, retail outlets, patient care
• May be required to deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, use automatic and manual ware-washing machines
• Responsible for continued training of new Cooks and Nutrition Care Associates
• Supports a disciplined environment and provides after hours supervision in the absence of the supervisor or Chef

Skills

• Customer Service
• Service Recovery
• Food Handling, Food Safety and Sanitation
• Follows Instructions
• People Management
• Recipes – ability to read, understand and execute
• Staffing Coordination
• Organizing
• Communication

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required).
• ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.
• One or more year of experience as a Cook at Intermountain Health (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications
• Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)
• Understands and prepares food according to modified diets using appropriate techniques where applicable (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City: Murray

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$20.45 - $27.04

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.