Assistant Cook

  • Banner Health
  • Casa Grande, Arizona
  • Full Time

Primary City/State:

Casa Grande, Arizona

Department Name:

Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary A rewarding career that fits your life. Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, apply today.

As an Cook Assistant you will be helping in the kitchen with various tasks including salad and dessert food prep, preparing and serving side dishes, helping with the dishes, and assisting the Cook. As an added benefit, the Culinary department has a brand new kitchen, with all new equipment!

Hours: 11am to 7:30pm with weekends and holidays on rotation

Location: Banner Casa Grande Medical Center

You will enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential plus an 18%-night shift differential for hours from 7pm and later if/when applicable.

Top Pay, Excellent Benefits & Fantastic Growth Opportunity!

Make a difference in your life and Join Banner Now!

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center is a 141-bed acute-care hospital located midway between Phoenix and Tucson, AZ. The facility boasts the neighborhood convenience of a community hospital while leveraging the clinical expertise of one of the nations leading health systems. The state-of-the-art facility cares for patients through all phases of life, offering adult and pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care, Level IV Trauma, Womens Care, Maternity Services, Surgical Care, Orthopedics, Laboratory Services, Medical Imaging, Inpatient Dialysis, Rehabilitation, and more. As part on one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, youll have access to a vast network of colleagues and expanded access to career opportunities.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position determines quantities and produces required food items based on information obtained from production sheets, catering requests, prep sheets and any other approved source.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Prepares and portions all cold food items in accordance with standardized recipes as indicated on production forecast and tally sheets.

2. Maintains par levels of food and supplies, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates. Records over production and run outs.

3. Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor.

4. Keeps and maintains assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner.

5. May assist in setting up prep carts and serve meals on patient tray line.

6. Department responsibility only, normally deals with internal customers. Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under regular supervision.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires the ability to learn and follow established policy and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively and to perform simple math calculations. Must be able to perform tasks within limited time frames and follow cleaning schedules, use chemicals safely, follow food handling procedures correctly, read thermometers and follow safety requirements. Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.

Requires the ability to learn all onsite food service equipment including stoves, ovens, steam-jacketed kettles, steam table, grill, fryer, slicer, beverage brewing and dispensing equipment, soft serve machine, food carts, dish racks, cleaning equipment and hazardous chemicals used in cleaning and sanitation.

Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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Job ID: 489599848
Originally Posted on: 8/15/2025

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