Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Achieve meaningful and empowering work by becoming part of Alberta Health Services (AHS), where compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety are at the heart of everything we do. As a Cook I within the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) department, you will directly impact patient care by providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service. You will be accountable for performing various tasks under minimal supervision while using strong customer service, teamwork, organizational and leadership skills to: Prepare and serve high quality food following standardized recipes, menu documents and AHS policies. Assist and/or manage inventory and ordering of supplies. Safely operate and clean food service equipment. Comply with all AHS safety and sanitation policies. Complete cash handling duties (in retail settings). Provide mentorship within the department, as required. Provide support to NFS staff during meal preparation, plating and assembly. Complete other food service duties as assigned. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
Description:
As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portioning and assembly, and serving 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 established guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.
Classification: Cook I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Food Service Department Primary Location: Fort McMurray N Lts HC/Mnt Hlt Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 17-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 8.61 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends 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:
Journeyman Cook, Red Seal certification or equivalent certificate. Experience with preparing food and beverages for specialized diets, monitoring waste, auditing, and calculating food cost, recipe development and/or catering service, inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing “First In, First Out” procedures. Experience in a hospital or long term care environment, & Commercial Food Service Equipment. WHMIS training.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
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Responsibilities
Prepare, portion, assemble, and serve meals using standardized recipes and established food safety and quality procedures, with limited supervision. Support inventory and ordering, operate and clean food service equipment, assist with meal service, and provide mentorship or other departmental support as needed.
Requirements
Requires Grade 12 or equivalent, a Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent, and Journeyman Cook, Red Seal, or equivalent certification. Candidates must be able to lift up to 46 pounds, push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds, and stand and walk throughout the shift; experience with specialized diets, inventory, commercial equipment, and hospital or long-term care food service is also required.
Skills
- Food Preparation
- Meal Portioning And Assembly
- Standardized Recipe Preparation
- Specialized Diet Preparation
- Food Safety And Sanitation
- Commercial Food Service Equipment Operation
- Inventory Management
- Ordering Supplies
- Waste Monitoring And Reduction
- Food Cost Calculation
- Recipe Development
- Catering Service
- Cash Handling
- Customer Service
- Teamwork
- Mentoring
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Trades
Keywords
- Nutrition And Food Services
- Food Preparation
- Standardized Recipes
- Menu Documents
- Specialized Diets
- Food Portioning
- Meal Assembly
- Food Safety
- Sanitation
- Cleaning And Sanitization
- Commercial Food Service Equipment
- Inventory Management
- Supply Ordering
- Receiving Deliveries
- First In, First Out
- Waste Monitoring
- Food Cost Calculation
- Recipe Development
- Catering
- Cash Handling
- Food Sanitation And Hygiene Certificate
- Journeyman Cook
- Red Seal Certification
- WHMIS
- Hospital Food Service
- Long-Term Care
