Cook i - fraser canyon hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.24 - $29.24 / hour
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Casual – Cook I to join our team at Fraser Canyon Hospital located in Hope, B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

Come work with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview

Prepares assigned food items by methods/procedures such as roasting, frying, grilling, steaming, poaching, boiling, retherming and baking under the direction of Manager, Food Services, or designate.

Responsibilities

Reviews production sheets and prepares assigned food and therapeutic diet items by following established menus, recipes and quantity quotas. Determines ingredients and quantities of ingredients required, and assembles ingredients and equipment required for cooking.

Participates in the preparation of daily cooking schedule by ensuring adherence to established departmental standards.

Cooks or rethermalizes assigned food items such as soups, sauces, salads, starches, meats, fish, poultry, vegetables and desserts by methods/procedures such as roasting, frying, grilling, steaming, poaching, boiling and baking. Carves food items such as meat and poultry by following standard recipes and established procedures.

Prepares food items such as vegetables, fruits and sandwich fillings by slicing, dicing, grating and mixing.

Assembles Cook Chill products for tray line according to menu and tally requirements. Ensures ready food is packaged, labelled and portioned by checking accuracy of weights and labels.

Tests food items and final product for palatability, consistency and temperature. Follows up with Manager, or designate, if any recipe modifications are required.

Controls portioning of food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas.

Maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoilage and waste.

Assigns tasks to designated Food Service Workers as required.

Ensures leftover food properly labeled and stored.

Cleans equipment and work area using appropriate cleaning agents in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Prepares, portions and serves food items for designated individuals or areas as required.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training & Experience

Graduation from a recognized 12-month program in cooking or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current Food Safe 1 certificate or equivalent.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
  
  

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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