Cook

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

A rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work®, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care. Your Impact in Our Kitchen You'll work in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment where every meal matters. Your day will include preparing nutritious meals following standardized recipes and presentation guidelines, ensuring patients receive food that supports their recovery while meeting dietary requirements. You'll have the opportunity to showcase your culinary talents not only in daily meal service but also in preparing foods for retail dining and special events throughout the facility. The healthcare setting offers you a unique chance to make a real difference in patients' lives during their most vulnerable moments, knowing that the meals you prepare contribute to their healing journey. Your prior high volume short order cook experience will be valued here, and any healthcare food service background you bring will be a significant plus as you navigate the specialized needs of patient nutrition. Your role as a Cook goes beyond cooking; you'll partner with the culinary team on various responsibilities including dishwashing, food prep, unboxing deliveries, managing inventory pulls, and restocking shelves, giving you well-rounded experience in food service operations. Throughout it all, you'll provide premier customer service, interacting with patients, visitors, and staff while representing Banner Health's commitment to excellence. This position offers you the chance to grow your culinary career in healthcare while enjoying the stability, benefits, and mission-driven purpose that comes with working for a leading nonprofit health system. Full Time- 5 days a week, days off Varied. 11:00am-7:30pm, 11:30am-8:00pm. Weekends and Holidays are required Plus you will enjoy an additional $1/hour flat rate weekend shift differential and an additional 18% night shift differential (from 7pm and later POSITION SUMMARY This position produces all required food items based on information obtained from production sheets, catering requests, prep sheets and any other approved source. Plans and conducts daily work to meet food production and service time requirements. CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets and catering orders. 2. May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area, and/or cook breakfast items. 3. Records over production and run outs. Writes directions and calculates production quantities. 4. Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reports all needed equipment repair. 5. 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. 6. Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner. 7. Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned. May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency. 8. Department responsibilities only, normally deals with internal staff. May deal with customers in grill or exhibition position in retail units. Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under general supervision.

Requirements

• This position requires the knowledge and abilities in institutional food production normally acquired with one or more years of work experience in production cooking.
• Must be able to learn and follow established policies and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively, and perform simple math calculations.
• Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills and be able to perform tasks within limited time frames.
• Must be able to follow production and cleaning schedules, use chemicals safely, read thermometers and follow safety requirements.
• For Banner Staffing Services (BSS) team members, the food handlers' card is required within 30 days of hire.
• Must be 18 yrs of age or older to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements as the role may be expected to set up, operate and/or repair power-driven bakery and meat processing machines.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working at Olive Branch Senior Center must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets and catering orders.
• May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area, and/or cook breakfast items.
• Records over production and run outs. Writes directions and calculates production quantities.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor. Reports all needed equipment repair.
• 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.
• Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned. May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency.
• Department responsibilities only, normally deals with internal staff. May deal with customers in grill or exhibition position in retail units. Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under general supervision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED