Senior Cook

Description:

Position Purpose:

• As a skilled Culinary Professional, produces a safe and high-quality food product according to established guidelines, systems and recipes. Maintains a clean, sanitized, and organized work environment. Committed to customer and patient satisfaction. Communicates daily with supervisors and other team members effectively in a supportive and helpful way. Persons in this classification may be responsible for batch, large quantity, and short order types of cooking. May also function as a lead.

What You Will Do:

• Communicates and reviews menu and special orders daily with supervisors and other team members in a professional and supportive manner to determine production schedule and quantities of food items to be prepared for the day. Follows standardized recipes in preparation of all foods.
• Reads production tally/menu and organizes workload to have food items prepared by the specified deadlines in sufficient quantity. Maintains proper workflow when line cooking.
• Adheres to all applicable guidelines regarding the storage, handling, and preparation of food as well as in the sanitation and maintenance of work area.
• Reports problems with equipment to supervisor.
• Ensures food preparation areas are clean, sanitized, and orderly always. Utilizes proper chemical and cleaning/sanitation techniques.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High school graduate or equivalent required. Advanced culinary training from a vocational/ technical school or culinary college preferred.
• Licensure / Certification: Completion of Sanitation Certification Course or ServSafe Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of professional culinary experience. Commercial large volume cooking experience preferred.
• Effective Communication Skills
• Knowledge of food preparation by recipe required.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Mount Carmel Health System recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America's Best State Employers.
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
• RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel's College of Nursing.
• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
• Employee Referral Rewards program.
• Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you're hired as an eligible colleague, you'll be able to see how much you've made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Ministry/Facility Information:

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you're seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.