Line Cook - Cafeteria

St. Peter's Health Regional Medical Center • Helena, MT

1h • Onsite

About The Position

Prepares and handles food in accordance with food safety regulations, standardized recipes, portion controls, and quality standards to support exceptional patient care and hospitality services. Responsible for food production across patient meals, retail, and catering functions, including recipe preparation, ingredient coordination, therapeutic diet modifications, and quality control. Ensures accurate forecasting of food quantities based on menu and census needs, maintains sanitary work environments, and provides excellent customer service. This role requires competency in a full range of food preparation techniques, flexibility to support weekends, holidays, dish room operations, and coverage needs, while contributing to a safe, efficient, and compassionate healthcare environment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of standards of food preparation, sanitation and food safety.
• At least one year of on the job experience.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations to adjust recipes for needed volumes.
• Judgment needed to determine if a product meets quality standard for service.
• Must be flexible to cover some weekend, holiday shifts, dish washing, and vacation shifts.

Nice To Haves

• Formal cooking classes
• Food safety classes
• Experience in a health care setting is preferred.
• Love food and want to seek feedback if product meets expectations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and handles food in accordance with food safety regulations, standardized recipes, portion controls, and quality standards.
• Responsible for food production across patient meals, retail, and catering functions.
• Includes recipe preparation, ingredient coordination, therapeutic diet modifications, and quality control.
• Ensures accurate forecasting of food quantities based on menu and census needs.
• Maintains sanitary work environments.
• Provides excellent customer service.
• Covers some weekend, holiday shifts, dish washing, and vacation shifts.
• Contributes to a safe, efficient, and compassionate healthcare environment.

What This Job Offers

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