Cook III

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Albuquerque, NM

4d • $16 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Prepare hot food items for all areas of the department. Prepare food for cold prep, grab and go, and bulk production, retail production, and short order grill. Prep food items as needed for menu cycles. May act as charge. Prepare meals for patients, staff, and visitors using my professional experience rather than written recipes. Contribute to a team that values accuracy, cleanliness, and compassion in patient care. Work in a structured environment with clear dietary guidelines but flexibility in cooking methods. Support the nutritional needs of patients by preparing meals that are both safe and satisfying.

Requirements

• High School/GED preferred.
• Ten or more years experience in high volume preparation and cooking of food in a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, catering firm, government or private institution, or internal candidate who demonstrates competency in at least four stations in the kitchen.

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
• Assists with fruit and vegetable preparation and food portioning, and other bulk food preparation
• Assists with preparing Grab and Go and other retail items
• Must be proficient in utilization of flat top grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, quick cook ovens, and char broiler.
• Must be proficient in utilization of additional cooking equipment including slicer, standing mixer, and combi oven, tilt skillet, soup kettles
• Must be proficient in various cooking methods including pan frying, sautéing, deep frying, boiling, and baking/roasting.
• Must be proficient in additional cooking methods including grilling/broiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, and braising, stewing, blanching, and poaching.
• Butchering/ Meat Fabrication.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in reading meal order tickets, adhere to dietary needs, and fill special requests.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in reading recipes, calculating conversions, and forecasting volumes.
• Demonstrate customer service and communication skills with guests.
• May be required to act as charge to meet department needs.
• Assists with other duties as needed

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees