Lead Cook

Overview

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 Lead Cook 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. This individual, under the leadership of on-site management and/or supervisors, will coordinate the activities of workers and/or service employees. 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:

• Responsible for the supervision of day-to-day activities of subordinates and assigns responsibility for specific work or functional activities as directed by management.
• Maintains key control of operations and responsible for activities to ensure opening, closing and daily procedures are completed.
• Assists in monitoring employee productivity and provides suggestions for increased service or productivity.
• Works with customers to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service and problem resolution.
• Performs day-to-day assignments in addition to supervision duties.
• Responsible for orientation and training of employees. Takes an interest and initiative in the development of the food service team.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all City of Hope and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training. Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments. Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• May receive inventory and move/lift foodstuffs and supplies.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures and reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Follows established City of Hope and department policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement, attendance, safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines, including adherence to the workplace code of Conduct and Compliance Plan.
• Practices a high level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Your qualifications should include:

• Minimum Education:
  
  High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  3-5 years or more of related work experience.
• Req. Certification/Licensure:
  Serv-Safe Food Handler (may acquire after hired, within 90 days).
• 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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