Cook Lead

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality, innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, and San Augustine, St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

As our Cook, you will be essential to patient, staff, and visitor well-being by preparing high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, including those for multiple therapeutic diets. You will meticulously adhere to all state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment.

• Champions food quality standards of appearance, taste, temperature and sanitation
• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies
• Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in cooking and serving areas

Required

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in food services
• Food Handler Permit: TX, within 30 Days 
• Servsafe Certification within 30 Days

Preferred

• one (1) year of hospital experience
• Associates Other or two (2) years of equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of the Associate’s degree. , upon hire