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Cook, Full-time

Penn Medicine

Lancaster, PAJobSeen 4w ago

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Job overview

Penn Medicine is hiring a Cook, Full-time. Penn Medicine seeks a Cook to prepare and cook food following standardized recipes, ensuring sanitation and HACCP compliance while supporting kitchen operations at Lancaster General Hospital. The role includes training new staff, managing inventory, and maintaining quality standards in a high‑volume healthcare food service environment.

Key focus areas include Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes., Cook hot breakfast items, entrées, vegetables, soups, and sandwiches., and Perform roasting, baking, broiling, frying, and other food preparation tasks..

Important skills include Food Safety, Sanitation, HACCP Compliance, Hot Food Production, Cold Food Preparation, and Volume Cooking. Preferred (not required): Vendor Ordering, Large-Volume Production Cooking, Supervising Kitchen Staff, and Commercial Healthcare Institutional High-Volume Food Service.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food SafetySanitationHACCP ComplianceHot Food ProductionCold Food PreparationVolume CookingRoastingBakingBroilingFryingInventory ManagementVendor OrderingStaff TrainingLarge-Volume Production CookingSupervising Kitchen StaffCommercial Healthcare Institutional High-Volume Food Service

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDCulinary School Diploma or Equivalent Culinary Training2+ Years Hot Food Production Cooking Experience1+ Year Cold Food Preparation Experience1+ Year Volume Cooking Experience2+ Years Large-Volume Production Cooking ExperienceExperience Training Supervising or Directing Kitchen StaffInventory Control and Vendor Ordering ExperienceExperience in Commercial Healthcare Institutional or High-Volume Food Service Environments

Full job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes.

  • Cook hot breakfast items, entrées, vegetables, soups, and sandwiches.

  • Perform roasting, baking, broiling, frying, and other food preparation tasks.

  • Slice meats and cheeses and portion ingredients.

  • Oversee food production operations when serving as Chef on Duty.

  • Ensure sanitation, food safety, and HACCP compliance.

  • Train and mentor new staff.

  • Manage inventory, place vendor orders, track deliveries, and process invoices.

  • Maintain clean and sanitary kitchen, storage, and serving areas.

  • Monitor food quality, appearance, texture, and temperatures.

  • Report equipment issues and assist with tray-line setup.

Location: Lancaster General Hospital, 555 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA

Work Schedule: 4:00am to 2:30pm

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED.

  • Culinary School diploma or equivalent culinary training.

  • 2+ years of hot food production/cooking experience.

  • 1+ year of cold food preparation experience.

  • 1+ year of volume cooking experience.

  • Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and HACCP procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of large-volume production cooking experience.

  • Experience training, supervising, or directing kitchen staff.

  • Inventory control and vendor ordering experience.

  • Experience in commercial, healthcare, institutional, or high-volume food service environments.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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