Cook - Carelife Fleetwood - Surrey

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Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more .

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.

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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.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives 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.

Connect with us on our Careers social channels where you’ll learn about exciting opportunities, get career tips from our recruiters, and meet some of your future team members You can also visit us on Indeed and Glassdoor .

Preparesassigned 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; ensuresfood inventory items are accurately packaged, labeled and stored; assigns tasks and provides orientation to designated staff, as required.

1. 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.
2. Plans daily cooking schedule to minimize time between completion of cooking and serving; ensures food items are served according to established standards.
3. 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
4. Maintains established food rotations in storage to minimize spoilage and waste and ensures leftover food is properly labeled and stored.
5. Ensures ready food is packaged, labeled and portioned correctly by checking accuracy of weights and labels.
6. Participates in quality improvements activities such as following and providing input into sanitation and safety policies and procedures.
7. Assigns tasks and provides orientation todesignated staff, as required.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Graduation from a recognized 12 month program in cooking,or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current Food Safe Level 1 certification.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to dealwith others effectively
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to operate related equipment