Cook II

Now Hiring: Cook II

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Cook II. Prepare hot food items for all areas of the department. Prepare food for cold prep, grab and go, and bulk production, and short order grill. Prep food items as needed for menu cycles.

Type of Opportunity: Full time

Job Exempt: No

Job is based: Presbyterian Hospital

Work Shift: Evenings (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of hot food items for all areas as indicated by menu cycles.
• Responsible for preliminary preparation of food items for next day as indicated by menu cycle.
• Ability to read production tickets
• Assists with routine cleaning and sanitation of areas.
• Assists with serving food items as indicated by established workflow
• Must demonstrate competency in knife skills
• Must demonstrate competency in food service safety practices and procedures, and temperature control
• Perform cooking, plating and completion of dishes in view of/ interacting with customers.
• Assists with fruit and vegetable preparation and food portioning, and other bulk food preparation
• Assists with preparing Grab and Go and other retail items
• Ability to take and fill orders verbally
• Must be proficient in utilization of flat top grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, quick cook ovens, and char broiler.
• Must be proficient in various cooking methods including pan frying, sauting, deep frying, boiling, and baking/roasting.
• Demonstrate customer service and communication skills with guests.
• Assists with other duties as needed

Qualifications:

• High School/GED preferred.
• Three to five years experience in experience in high volume preparation and cooking of food in a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, catering firm, government or private institution, five to ten years preferred, or internal candidate that demonstrates competency in two or more stations in the kitchen.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian? As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.