Cook - Healthcare

Thomas Cuisine • Fresno, CA

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About The Position

Thomas Cuisine is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious, comforting meals for patients, staff, and visitors in a hospital kitchen. The Cook follows dietary guidelines, standard recipes, production sheets, and food safety standards while contributing to a collaborative kitchen environment and a welcoming dining experience. Candidates with any amount of professional cooking experience are encouraged to apply.

The role includes preparing and presenting food for tray-line, cafeteria, and catering service; maintaining kitchen equipment, supplies, and inventory; and following established schedules, sanitation practices, and food-storage procedures. The position requires open availability, including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• ServSafe® Certification and State Food Handlers Card.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Physical stamina to stand for long periods, lift trays, and perform repetitive tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of previous cooking experience in a commercial kitchen is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and assemble items needed for preparation.
• Follow standard recipes and production sheets to prepare nutritious, high-quality, cost-effective meals.
• Evaluate food preparation and recommend operational improvements.
• Follow kitchen opening and closing procedures and handle food and equipment according to sanitation and safety practices.
• Assist with training new Food Service personnel.
• Report repairs and maintenance needs to the Supervisor.
• Meet deadlines for tray-line, cafeteria, and catering service.
• Use progressive cooking procedures to ensure optimal product quality.
• Use appropriate garnishing and food-presentation techniques.
• Follow daily preparation and pull schedules.
• Weigh and measure ingredients for the next day's production, refrigerate food as needed, and use proper thawing procedures.
• Document supply acquisitions when ordering items and removing them from the storeroom.
• Rotate supplies and maintain orderly inventory at the required minimum level.
• Follow safe sanitary food-handling practices to ensure food safety, including keeping hot food hot and cold food cold.
• Follow specified cleaning procedures for cooking equipment.
• Store food properly by covering, labeling, and dating it.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid bereavement leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid baby bonding leave.
• Paid elder care leave.
• Accrued paid time off.
• Holiday premium pay.
• Three medical plans through Blue Cross.
• Prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Reimbursed wellness massages (portion of cost).
• Voluntary HSA with company match.
• Voluntary FSA.
• Free Employee Assistance Program with behavioral health support.
• Access to wellness initiatives, including fitness memberships.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Company-paid basic life insurance.
• Company-paid accidental death and dismemberment policy.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Voluntary employee, spouse, and/or child life insurance with AD&D.
• Supportive, collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

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