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Your Opportunity:
Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference in your community. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned. You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.
Description:
As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned. You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.
Classification: Cook I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Patient Food Services Primary Location: Viking Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 02-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 12-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $26.56 Maximum Salary: $29.21 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.
Preferred Qualifications:
Customer service experience. Food service experience. Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing “First in - First Out” procedures. Experience with Industrial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. WHMIS training.
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Responsibilities
Prepare, portion, assemble, and serve menu items with limited supervision, including meals made from raw ingredients and precooked products. Follow food safety, quantity and quality control, cleaning, and sanitization standards while maintaining cooking equipment and work areas.
Requirements
Required qualifications include Grade 12 or equivalent, a Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent, and the ability to lift up to 46 pounds and push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds. The role also requires standing and walking throughout shifts; customer service, food service, hospital or long-term care, inventory management, industrial equipment, Food Safe, and WHMIS experience or training are preferred.
Skills
- Food Preparation
- Cooking Techniques
- Recipe Preparation
- Portioning and Assembly
- Food Safety
- Food Sanitation and Hygiene
- Cleaning and Sanitization
- Quantity and Quality Control
- Customer Service
- Food Service
- Inventory Management
- Receiving Deliveries
- Expiry Date Management
- Waste Minimization
- Industrial Food Service Equipment
- WHMIS
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
Keywords
- Patient Food Services
- Food Preparation
- Menu Items
- Multi-Ingredient Recipes
- Raw Ingredients
- Cooking Techniques
- Precooked Products
- Re-Thermalization
- Portion Control
- Food Safety Standards
- Quantity Control
- Quality Control
- Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
- Cleaning and Sanitization
- Inventory Management
- First In, First Out
- Expiry Date Management
- Waste Minimization
- Industrial Food Service Equipment
- WHMIS
- Meal Carts
- Customer Service
- Hospital
- Long-Term Care
