Assistant Cook PT

Primary City/State:

Wheatland, Wyoming

Department Name:

Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp

Work Shift:

Varied

Job Category:

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

***$1,000 Sign on Bonus available for 12-month commitment***

Banner Health was recently recognized on Forbes inaugural list of America’s Dream Employers 2025. This list highlights employers across the country that prioritize workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of their employees.

Explore and excel. Operating a hospital is more than IV bags and trauma rooms. One might be surprised by the number of people who work behind the scenes and play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients.  Apply today.

In Wheatland, Wyoming you’ll enjoy a quality lifestyle in a close-knit community that is located just 70 miles north of Wyoming’s capital city of Cheyenne and an easy drive to the city of

Denver. You’ll experience a wealth of recreational opportunities in southern Wyoming, including many lakes and the nearby Laramie Peak and Medicine Bow National Forest areas.

As an Assistant Cook at Platte County Hospital, you will be cooking for patients, visitors, and staff. You will help prep cook, work the fryers and help wherever else is needed. In our kitchen there is a great opportunity to develop your skillset, while ensuring those in the facility are well-fed. Our cooks help with prepping, cooking, and cleaning in the kitchen.

This is a Part-time Varied Shift position working 24 hours per week. Shifts will be used to help meet the needs of the department. Varied shifts will be 6:30am-3:00pm or 11:00am-7:00pm

Platte County Memorial Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, including an Outpatient Clinic which brings in more than 20 of the region's top physicians in nine different medical specialties to help care for southeast Wyoming residents. A $16 million renovation created a new inpatient wing, surgical suite, and diagnostic imaging departments while making enhancements to the emergency department and laboratory. In Wheatland, Wyoming, you'll enjoy a quality lifestyle in a close-knit community that is located just 70 miles north of Wyoming's capital city of Cheyenne. You'll experience a wealth of recreational opportunities in southern Wyoming, including many lakes and the nearby Laramie Peak and Medicine Bow National Forest areas. We are also an easy drive from all of the recreational and cultural activities available in Colorado's Rocky Mountains and the city of Denver.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position determines quantities and produces required food items based on information obtained from production sheets, catering requests, prep sheets and any other approved source.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Prepares and portions all cold food items in accordance with standardized recipes as indicated on production forecast and tally sheets.

2. Maintains par levels of food and supplies, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates. Records over production and run outs.

3. Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor.

4. Keeps and maintains assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner.

5. May assist in setting up prep carts and serve meals on patient tray line.

6. Department responsibility only, normally deals with internal customers. Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under regular supervision.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires the ability to learn and follow established policy and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively and to perform simple math calculations. Must be able to perform tasks within limited time frames and follow cleaning schedules, use chemicals safely, follow food handling procedures correctly, read thermometers and follow safety requirements. Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.

Requires the ability to learn all onsite food service equipment including stoves, ovens, steam-jacketed kettles, steam table, grill, fryer, slicer, beverage brewing and dispensing equipment, soft serve machine, food carts, dish racks, cleaning equipment and hazardous chemicals used in cleaning and sanitation.

Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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