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Description:
As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned. You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.
Description:
As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned. You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.
Classification: Cook I
Union: AUPE GSS
Unit and Program: Patient Food Services
Primary Location: High River
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2022
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 31-OCT-2022
Hours per Shift: 7.75, 7.00
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $23.09
Maximum Salary: $25.39
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Basic knowledge of and experience with computer applications. Experience in food service in a commercial, restaurant or health care setting or experience in food service in a commercial, restaurant or health care setting. Workplace Health and Safety training, monitoring waste, auditing, and calculating food cost.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Commercial Food Service Equipment preferred. Journeyman Cook, Red Seal certification or equivalent certificate. Customer service experience, preparing food and beverages for specialized diets an asset. Experience with recipe development and/or catering service, inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste. Experience in a hospital or long term care environment preferred.
