Cook

Location Address:

1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $16.37 Maximum Offer $24.89 Now Hiring: Cook

Summary:

Presbyterian is seeking a qualified Cook! This position is responsible for preparing and producing hot and cold food items for all areas of the department. Duties include food preparation for Cold Prep, Grab & Go, bulk production, short-order grill, and retail operations. Prepares food items according to established menu cycles, recipes, and production needs.

Type of Opportunity: Full time Job Exempt: No Job is based: Presbyterian Hospital Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of hot food items for all areas as indicated by menu cycles.
• Responsible for preliminary preparation of food items for the next day as indicated by menu cycle.
• Ability to read production tickets.
• Assists with routine cleaning and sanitation of areas.
• Assists with serving food items as indicated by established workflow.
• Must demonstrate competency in knife skills.
• Must demonstrate competency in food service safety practices and procedures, and temperature control.
• Perform cooking, plating, and completion of dishes in view of/interacting with customers.
• Assists with fruit and vegetable preparation, food portioning, and other bulk food preparation.
• Assists with preparing Grab and Go and other retail items.
• Ability to take and fill orders verbally.
• Must be proficient in utilization of flat top grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, quick cook ovens, and char broiler.
• Must be proficient in various cooking methods including pan frying, sautéing, deep frying, boiling, and baking/roasting.
• Demonstrate customer service and communication skills with guests.
• Assists with other duties as needed.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience

• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in high-volume food preparation and cooking within a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, catering company, government facility, or private institution required.

• Five (5) to ten (10) years of relevant experience preferred.

• Alternatively, internal candidates may qualify by demonstrating competency in two (2) or more kitchen stations.

• All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

• Wellness

• Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

• Why work at Presbyterian?

• As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

• About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

• Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

• AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

• We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services