Retail Cook

Intermountain Health•St. George, UT

2d•$19 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of food production duties under general supervision. This position prepares and cooks food before meal service start times, serves customers, and completes other duties as assigned. It involves following recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items, preparing bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items. The role also requires maintaining an organized and sanitary working environment, proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product, and interacting with customers in various venues including catering, retail outlets, or patient care. The cook may also be required to deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, and use automatic and manual ware-washing machines and other kitchen equipment.

Requirements

Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work.
Demonstrated ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team.
Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications.
Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines.
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment.
Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items up to 50 pounds.
Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Nice To Haves

Food service experience preferred but not required.
Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).
Understands and prepares food according to modified diets using appropriate techniques where applicable (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to utilize commercial cooking equipment (preferred).

Responsibilities

Prepares and cooks food before meal service start times.
Serves customers.
Completes other duties as assigned.
Follows recipes and/or instructions in the preparation of food items.
May prepare bulk food items, large scale production, line cook or complete assembly of specialty meals and catered items.
Maintains an organized and sanitary working environment.
Maintains proper quantities of production with appropriate rotation of product.
Interacts with customers in any venue-catering, retail outlets or patient care.
May be required to deliver patient meals, cashier, stock, use automatic and manual ware-washing machines and other kitchen equipment.