Full-time Cook

Thomas Cuisine is hiring Cooks for Blue Cross of Idaho corporate dining!

Your culinary career starts in the kitchens at Thomas Cuisine!  You’ll learn from, and work alongside some of the hospitality industry’s most talented executive and sous chefs. Every day on the job is a specialized training program that helps you excel, and become a leader. Learn and grow, and take the opportunity to refine your skills through our in-house training programs.

Pay: $19.00 - $21.00/hour depending on experience

Full-Time; Monday- Friday 6:00am - 2:30pm; no nights or weekends

Full-Time benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, and much more!

The Cook is responsible for preparing food orders for employees and contractors at Blue Cross of Idaho. They also will perform short order cooking, using established culinary techniques in the preparation of standard menu items. Work also includes maintaining par stocks, ordering supplies, rotating products for maximum quality, and minimizing waste during the flow of food preparation. All food-handling and preparation activities are performed in accordance with external and internal safety and sanitation standards and related regulatory guidelines. Our Cooks are accountable for the quality of the food prepared.

 Responsibilities:

• 1+ years cooking/restaurant experience preferred
• Ensures all food is produced in high quality, timely and consistent manner to meet all menu and customer standards
• Ability to develop a rapport with customers
• Sets up and stocking stations with all necessary supplies
• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly
• Cooks menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
• Follows Chef's instructions at all times
• Follows proper techniques and proper presentation for all dishes
• Practices correct food handling and food storage procedures according to company and state regulations
• Complies with all nutrition, sanitation, and safety regulations and standards
• Maintains a positive, respectful, professional approach, communication, and workplace conduct with team members
• Reports all unsafe working conditions, operational needs, and equipment or aspects of the kitchen in need of repair to management

Skills/ Experience:

• Walk and stand during the entire shift
• The team member is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequent washing of hands
• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and lifting
• Able to work in a hot, damp, and fast-paced environment
• Must be able to read and understand MSDS sheets and labels on chemicals
• knowledge and practice of workplace safety policies
• Ability to interact and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and guests
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables and situations
• Pass a background check and drug screen
• ServSafe certification preferred

Thomas Cuisine is an award-winning, privately-held contract food service company operating in 18 states and growing.  We advocate the healing power of whole foods.  We believe in preparing scratch-made cuisine fresh each day.  Our clients include hospitals, upscale senior living communities, and corporate dining facilities.  Every Thomas Cuisine team member is an ambassador, carrying out our mission, reflecting our values, and building relationships while "doing the right thing".  We seek to make a valuable difference to those we serve- one nutritious meal at a time.  

REAL Food | Genuine Service | Enduring Relationships