Cook I

Original job posting

Responsible for preparing multi-ingredient recipes and re-thermalizing precooked meals with limited supervision. Ensures adherence to food safety, quality controls, and sanitization practices for equipment and work areas.

Job details

Your Opportunity: 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: Radway Cont Care Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.42 Posting End Date: 16-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 26-SEP-2026 Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2027 Hours per Shift: 6.5 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 5 Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation 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: As required. Preferred Qualifications: As required.

What you’ll do

Responsible for preparing multi-ingredient recipes and re-thermalizing precooked meals with limited supervision. Ensures adherence to food safety, quality controls, and sanitization practices for equipment and work areas.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma and a Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate. Must be physically capable of lifting up to 46lbs and pushing carts up to 250lbs.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food Preparation
• Portion Control
• Cooking Techniques
• Re-thermalization
• Food Safety Standards
• Sanitization Practices
• Quantity Control
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Trades