Cook - Carelife Fleetwood - Surrey - Fraser Health
Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $27.56
- $27.56 / hour Job Summary We currently have exciting opportunities for Casual – Cooks to join our team at Carelife Fleetwood located in Surrey, 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.
Detailed Overview 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 food inventory items are accurately packaged, labeled and stored; assigns tasks and provides orientation to designated staff, as required.
Responsibilities Prepares and/or directs the preparation of food and therapeutic diet items such as soups, salads, starches, meats, fish, poultry, vegetables and desserts by roasting, frying, grilling, steaming, poaching, boiling and baking; tests food items for palatability and temperature and adjusts accordingly.
Plans daily cooking schedule to minimize time between completion of cooking and serving; ensures food items are served according to established standards.Prepares, portions and pans food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas; carves meat and poultry to ensure recipe yield and appropriate portion sizes Maintains established food rotations in storage to minimize spoilage and waste and ensures leftover food is properly labeled and stored.
Ensures ready food is packaged, labeled and portioned correctly by checking accuracy of weights and labels.Participates in quality improvements activities such as following and providing input into sanitation and safety policies and procedures.
Assigns tasks and provides orientation to designated staff, as required.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications Education and Experience Graduation from a recognized 12 month program in cooking, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Current Food Safe Level 1 certification.
Skills and 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 48,000+ 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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