COOK (FULL TIME)

Compass Group•Rapid City, SD

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring for a full-time Cook position at Monument Health Main Hospital. The company values caring for people, fostering belonging, and creating moments that truly matter, aiming to nourish patients, caregivers, and communities with high standards of detail, quality, and excellence. For over 70 years, Morrison has provided culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to health systems nationwide, with a team of over 31,000 members including dietitians and executive chefs. The role involves preparing food according to federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations, ensuring quality food service at all times.

Requirements

Ability to prepare food in accordance with applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations.
Ability to ensure quality food service is provided at all times.
Ability to prepare high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions.
Ability to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
Ability to serve meals or prepare for delivery using correct portioning and meeting outlined standards.
Ability to ensure food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty.
Ability to taste all prepared food items.
Ability to use established ticket collection procedures during service.
Responsibility for records from area worked during service periods.
Ability to clean kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
Ability to store or discard excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
Ability to keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat.
Ability to ensure food and supply items are stored per standards.
Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed.
Ability to assist in production planning, record keeping and reporting.
Ability to assist in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies.
Ability to report needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
Ability to attend in-service and safety meetings.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
Ability to perform job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
Ability to ensure proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others.
Adherence to Company policies and procedures regarding the use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
Adherence to Company policies and procedures regarding the use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
Adherence to Company policies and procedures regarding the use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Nice To Haves

1 year of previous cooking experience.

Responsibilities

Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items.
Uses established ticket collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
Attends in-service and safety meetings.
Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others.
Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to: The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to: The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to: The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Benefits

Retirement Plan
Associate Shopping Program
Health and Wellness Programs
Discount Marketplace
Identify Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Legal Services
Choice Auto and Home Program
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance/AD
Disability Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.