Cook

BJC HealthCare • O'Fallon, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Progress West Hospital is seeking a Cook to join their team. As a cook, you will be responsible for providing meals to patients, hospital staff, and guests. This is a full-time position requiring availability for shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with rotating holidays and every other weekend work. Progress West Hospital, opened in 2007, is part of BJC HealthCare and offers a range of services including 24-hour emergency care, pediatric emergency care in partnership with St. Louis Children’s Hospital, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, and a Certified Level II Stroke Center.

Requirements

• No Experience
• No Supervisor Experience

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED
• <2 years experience
• ServSafe Certification

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares food items by cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing, pureeing, marinating, etc. This includes washing, peeling, cutting, seeding vegetables/fruits, along with weighing and measuring designated ingredients.
• Follows standardized recipes, producing food items by utilizing various cooking techniques such as sautéing, broiling, braising, blanching, baking, grilling, deep fat frying, and steaming using a variety of institutional equipment while meeting proper food quality and proper serving temperatures.
• Properly chills and stores foods in designated areas following all labeling, dating, food safety guidelines and rotation procedures as well as completing designated food safety quality control logs.
• Ensures compliance of special dietary requirements, nutritional restrictions, allergens, modified textures and other special dietary needs.
• Cleans kitchen equipment, appliances, and work areas to ensure conformance to the highest level of sanitation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees