Lead Cook - Full Time Straight Weekends

Sanford Health • Albion, NE

3d • $18 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Lead Cook at Good Samaritan Albion. The role performs assigned food-preparation duties and provides daily direction to cooks and other assigned areas to help meet departmental standards and goals. The Lead Cook prepares, cooks, seasons, portions, and serves food for patients/residents, staff, and visitors while following menu and dietary requirements.

The position maintains food quality, sanitation, safe food handling, and proper food labeling and storage. It follows standardized recipes, production sheets, and Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines, and documents required HACCP steps, temperatures, and outcomes. The role works with internal customers and team members, and may work independently as needed in a changing culinary environment.

This position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on 12-hour day shifts. On-the-job training is provided. Depending on the hiring location, ServSafe certification may be required within a designated time frame.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to perform basic math and measure ingredients appropriately.
• Ability to read and understand recipes.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation processes.
• Ability to be on one's feet for most of the day and walk long distances throughout the hospital.
• Depending on the hiring location, ServSafe certification may be required within a designated time frame.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Depending on the hiring location, at least two years of experience and previous leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, season, portion, and serve food for patients/residents, staff, and visitors according to menus and dietary requirements.
• Provide daily direction to cooks and other assigned areas to help ensure departmental standards and goals are met.
• Maintain food quality standards for appearance, taste, and temperature.
• Perform washing and cleaning duties to maintain sanitation and cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.
• Maintain proper labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
• Follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and HACCP guidelines when preparing, storing, and using food products.
• Document HACCP steps, temperatures, and outcomes.
• Operate kitchen and food-service equipment, including mixers, slicers, kettles, combination ovens, grinders, food processors, stovetops, grills, fryers, knives, dishwashers, garbage disposals, refrigerators, and freezers.
• Communicate and work effectively with internal customers, coworkers, team members, and guests.
• Work independently when necessary and follow food-safety and sanitation processes.

Benefits

• $3,000 sign-on bonus available.
• Generous night and weekend shift differentials.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Various education assistance programs.
• Continuing education.
• Direct access to earnings daily.
• Robust benefits package, with benefits varying based on full-time or part-time status.

What This Job Offers

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