Cook

Job Title: Cook
Job Description

This role prepares, cooks, and presents a variety of hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. The cook accurately follows recipes and instructions, prepares made-to-order items in a short-order style, and consistently delivers high-quality food and service in a fast-paced foodservice environment.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events.
• Prepare and cook foods to order that may require short preparation times, similar to a short-order cook.
• Work at an a la carte or grill station, preparing food and serving customers as needed.
• Read food orders or follow verbal instructions from patrons and prepare food according to those instructions.
• Follow basic recipes and product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other menu items.
• Provide the highest quality of service to customers at all times, maintaining a friendly and professional demeanor.
• Work directly with customers and patients’ families in the café, taking orders, preparing food, and ensuring a positive dining experience.
• Support patient food service operations in the kitchen as needed.
• Monitor and manage supplies and materials to support efficient food production and service.
• Prepare food in accordance with applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure safe, high-quality food service.
• Comply with all safety and risk management policies and procedures at all times.
• Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training sessions, and hazard assessments.
• Apply all applicable OSHA and related local safety requirements to all assigned work.
• Assist with general food production tasks, including food prep, line setup, and maintaining cleanliness in work areas.
• Handle basic cashier or point-of-sale duties as needed to support customer service.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated experience in foodservice, including food preparation and line cook responsibilities.
• Ability to prepare, cook, and present a variety of hot and cold food items accurately and efficiently.
• Experience working as a cook, chef, prep cook, or line cook in a commercial kitchen or similar environment.
• Skill in preparing made-to-order items in a short-order or grill setting.
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to interact professionally with customers and patients’ families.
• Ability to read and follow food orders, verbal instructions, recipes, and product directions.
• Knowledge of basic cooking techniques for soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other menu items.
• Understanding of and adherence to food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.
• Ability to comply with safety and risk management policies and apply OSHA and local safety requirements.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality and accuracy.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital, healthcare, or high-volume institutional foodservice setting is beneficial.
• Comfort working in both front-of-house café service and back-of-house kitchen operations.
• Ability to handle basic cashier or point-of-sale transactions.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with customers, patients’ families, and team members.
• Reliability and flexibility to support varying business needs, including peak meal periods and special events.

Why Work Here?

You will work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art hospital environment with modern design and open, welcoming spaces. Support services at this location have full control over policies and procedures, creating a clear, organized structure and a strong voice for the support services team. The opening of a new hospital brings meaningful opportunities for growth, including advancement into leadership roles for high-performing team members.

Work Environment

This position is based primarily in an indoor hospital foodservice setting, including both kitchen and café areas, with occasional participation in outdoor activities or events. The facility features a modern, state-of-the-art design with open spaces that support an efficient and pleasant work atmosphere. The role requires full availability between 5:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., with a schedule that may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as business needs dictate. Team members work every other weekend and every other holiday, supporting continuous foodservice for patients, visitors, and staff.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lancaster, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $20.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lancaster,PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 30, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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