Cook / Food Service Associate - Per diem - Day Shift

About Us

Adventist Health Lodi Memorial is a leading healthcare provider in San Joaquin County, offering a 190-bed hospital, 17 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care, and award-winning services. Located in Lodi, a community known for its small-town charm, vineyards, and proximity to the Bay Area, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, and the Northern California coast.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving over 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with more than 440 sites of care. Our team of over 38,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers is driven by the mission of inspiring health, wholeness, and hope.

About the Role

Prepares food for patients, customers, and catered events in a consistent and efficient manner using food production standards and food safety procedures. Cleans, dishwashes, and sanitizes dishware and equipment. Assists in maintaining kitchen equipment and food inventories, and serves food to customers.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks food for facility patients, employees, and visitors.
• Displays and serves food to customers, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Previews menus and work orders to determine type and quantities of meats, vegetables, soups, salads, and desserts to be prepared.
• Plans cooking schedule so that foods will be ready at specified times.
• Ensures work stations are sanitary and inventory levels are maintained.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes, using kitchen utensils and equipment such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers.
• Ensures each item prepared meets quality standards in taste, appearance, and ingredients used, maintaining sanitary conditions throughout food preparation.
• Attends and assists in training personnel.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• SERV Safe certification or equivalent: Preferred in CA and HI

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $25.00 to $30.45 per hour. Additional individual compensation may be available through differentials, extra shift incentives, or bonuses.

Schedule

• Day Shift
• 8-hour shifts
• Per Diem