Original job description
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 Food Service Worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team. NFS is a provincial service that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors and the community. This position will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience.
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: Patient Food Services Primary Location: Two Hills Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 30-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Varies 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 10 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, including recipes made from raw ingredients and meals prepared with precooked products. Follow food safety, quality, portioning, cleaning, and sanitization standards to support a positive patient, resident, and customer experience.
Requirements
The posting requires Grade 12 or equivalent, a Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent, and the ability to lift up to 46 pounds, push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds, and stand and walk throughout the shift. It also lists Grade 10 or equivalent as an additional qualification and prefers customer service or food service experience, hospital or long-term care experience, inventory management experience, industrial food service equipment experience, Food Safe certification, and WHMIS training.
Skills
- Food Preparation
- Portioning and Assembly
- Cooking Techniques
- Recipe Preparation
- Meal Service
- Food Safety
- Food Sanitation and Hygiene
- Cleaning and Sanitization
- Customer Service
- Inventory Management
- Receiving Deliveries
- Expiry Date Management
- Waste Minimization
- Industrial Food Service Equipment
- Physical Stamina
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Nutrition Food Service
- Patient Food Services
- Food Preparation
- Raw Ingredients
- Multi-Ingredient Recipes
- Cooking Techniques
- Precooked Products
- Re-thermalization
- Portion Control
- Meal Assembly
- Food Safety Standards
- Quality Control
- Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
- Cleaning and Sanitization
- Industrial Food Service Equipment
- Inventory Management
- Receiving Deliveries
- Expiry Date Management
- First In, First Out
- Waste Minimization
- Customer Service
- Hospital
- Long-Term Care
- WHMIS
