Sun Health is looking for big-hearted, invested, and thorough Full-time Cook to join our vibrant team at The Colonnade in Surprise, Arizona.

Why Sun Health?

Sun Health has been supporting healthcare in the West Phoenix metropolitan area for over 50 years and continues its mission to champion superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health's core purpose is to empower people to enjoy living longer and more purposeful lives and our team members lead the way in education, advocacy, and care for our residents and community.

Sun Health was recently:

• certified as a Great Place to Work by our employees in 2020 and 2021, and 2022
• awarded a top 10 spot on the national Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ 2020 and 2021 list, and
• awarded a Platinum award in 2019, 2020 & 2021 through the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

Benefits offered for this position include:

• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• Medical, dental & vision
• 401k with immediate vesting & up to 4% employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships
• Career and leadership development opportunities
• Employee Health and Wellbeing programs & rewards
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Discount Programs through The Employee Network
• Employee Association: Nonprofit supporting team members in need

A comprehensive list of benefits can be found here: https://www.sunhealth.org/careers#benefit

Full-Time: *$500 sign-on bonus: $250 after 30 days and $250 after 6 months.

• A full job description is available during the interview process.

Cooks prepare food in accordance with applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations with established policies and procedures. The Cook ensures quality food service is provided at all times.

Cook Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Prepares and serves high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and dietary needs.
• Follows daily production sheets using outlined standards, accurate portioning and correct temperature.
• Tastes all prepared food items to confirm correct flavoring and ensures attractive presentation.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators, freezers and storerooms clean and neat.
• Ensures food and supply items are stored and labeled per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Labels, dates and properly stores all food items.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends in-service and safety meetings.
• Follows HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) to ensure quality and safety of food supply.
• Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, residents and guests.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Understanding of the following cooking methods: sauté, grill, sear, pan fry, poach, braise, steam, blanch, broil, roast and meat and seafood fabrication
• Safe knife handling
• Prior commercial kitchen experience required
• Able to complete ServSafe Certification
• Must have Maricopa County Food Handlers Card