Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

The Cook I will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but City of Hope may identify other responsibilities of the position.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

•  Prepare and cook ‘to order’ foods that may require short preparation time.
•   Prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
•  Prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
•  Provide excellent customer service at all times.
•  Follow basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing,
  • seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, and desserts.
• Prepare foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment:
  • measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use. 
•  May produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques:
  •  Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all City of Hope and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Receive inventory and move/lift foodstuffs and supplies.
• Practice a high level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.

Your qualifications should include: 

Your qualifications should include: 

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience.

Preferred Experience: Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash

Additional Information: 

• Evening Shift
• 1:30PM-10:00PM 
• Hotel 1913 Restaurant

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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