Senior Cook PRN

Primary City/State: Torrington, Wyoming Department Name: Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp Work Shift: Varied Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary Banner Health was recently recognized on Forbes inaugural list of America’s Dream Employers 2025. This list highlights employers across the country that prioritize workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of their employees. Explore and excel. Operating a hospital is more than IV bags and trauma rooms. One might be surprised by the number of people who work behind the scenes and play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Apply today. Located just 1-hour from Cheyenne and situated on the banks of the North Platte River, Torrington thrives on its rural pace and charm, and offers plenty of outdoor adventures. Opened in 1977, Torrington Community Hospital is a critical access hospital that provides excellent medical care to residents in southeast Wyoming and bordering Nebraska communities. As a Senior Cook at Torrington Community Hospital you will be cooking for patients, visitors, and staff. In our kitchen there is a great opportunity to develop your skillset, while ensuring those in the facility are well-fed. Our cooks help with prepping, cooking, and cleaning in the kitchen. This is PRN Varied Shift position, working 20 hours a week to help cover where the department needs it! 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. Requires two or more years of similar work experience in production cooking, with 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. Preferred Qualifications Additional related education and/or experience preferred. EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug-free work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr bannerhealth