Cook II

Job summary

The Cook II prepares assigned food items according to established menus, recipes, and therapeutic dietary needs while maintaining inventory and safety standards. They also provide work direction and training to junior staff and perform administrative tasks related to kitchen operations.

Job details

Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $29.72 - $29.72 / hour Detailed Overview The Cook prepares assigned food items for daily and inventory requirements by following established menus, recipes, quantity quotas and food production sheets. Tests and adjusts food items for palatability. Ensures ready food inventory items are accurately packaged, labeled and stored and performs administrative duties in a kitchen providing under 200 meals a day. Responsibilities Prepares assigned food items by methods such as heating, reheating, boiling, frying, grilling, steaming, baking, whipping and deep fat frying to meet daily and inventory requirements. Evaluates final product for palatability, consistency, temperature and adjusts as necessary. Plans daily cooking schedule to minimize time between completion of cooking and serving. Ensures food items are served according to established standards. Estimates food supply requirements based on nutritional and therapeutic dietary needs. Orders and receives supplies as required. Resolves discrepancies with suppliers. Prepares therapeutic diet items according to production needs. Carves meat and poultry to ensure recipe yield and appropriate portion sizes. Prepares, portions and pans food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas. Maintains established food rotations in storage to minimize spoilage and waste and ensures leftover food is properly labeled and stored. Requisitions and receives stock and supplies from internal and external suppliers, stores and refrigerates as required. Ensures ready food is packaged, labeled and portioned correctly by checking accuracy of weights and labels. Prepares salad and sandwich items and cold plates. Provides work direction to Cooks I and other designated staff, including orientation and training. Estimates food requirements according to nutritional and therapeutic needs and ensures safety and sanitation practices and policies are adhered to. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications Education and Experience Graduation from a recognized 12 month program in cooking plus one year's recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Food Safe Level 1 certification Skills and Abilities Ability to deal with others effectively. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. 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. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Indeed | Glassdoor Protect yourself from recruitment and employment scams. We are aware of suspected fraudulent recruitment activity involving individuals impersonating Fraser Health recruiters or representatives. Fraser Health will never ask candidates or jobseekers for money, fees, gift cards or equipment purchases at any stage of the recruitment process. Learn more >

What you’ll do

The Cook II prepares assigned food items according to established menus, recipes, and therapeutic dietary needs while maintaining inventory and safety standards. They also provide work direction and training to junior staff and perform administrative tasks related to kitchen operations.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated from a recognized 12-month cooking program and possess at least one year of recent, related experience. A Food Safe Level 1 certification is also required for this role.

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food preparation
• Menu planning
• Inventory management
• Therapeutic diet preparation
• Kitchen safety
• Sanitation
• Staff training
• Food rotation
• Recipe yield estimation
• Administrative duties
• Communication
• Organization
• Equipment operation
• Baking
• Administrative Functions
• Grilling
• Cooking
• Frying
• Food Palatability
• Poultry
• Recipes

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Administrative
• Cook
• Cooks
• Cooks, Restaurant