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Estimated Pay info$11 per hour
Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Kinston, North Carolina

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Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

  • The Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events.


Responsibilities:

  • Patients and families, associates, other departments' personnel are served in providing our services. Perform duties and conducts interpersonal relationships in a manner designed to project a positive image of the department and hospital. Ensures that contacts with other healthcare team members is friendly, helpful and courteous at all times.


Other information:

  • EDUCATION
    • High School Grad/GED preferred but not required.
  • EXPERIENCE
    • 3 to 4 years of related work experience.
    • Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred.
  • LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
    • Food Safety Certification preferred for advancement.
  • OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
    • Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
    • Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
    • Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
    • Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
    • Ability to use a computer.
    • Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
    • Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised.
    • Involved with the more complex requirements of the position.
    • Applies some advanced cooking skills. May adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the requirements of the position.
    • Extensive working knowledge of food preparation.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT
    • Generally in an indoor setting; however, may supervise outside activities and events.
    • Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays, weekends and extended hours as business dictates.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
  • PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
    • Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
    • Significant walking or other means of mobility.
    • Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
    • Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.
  • AGE SPECIFIC SERVED
    • Newborn___ Infant___ Child___ Adolescent___ Adult___ Geriatric___

Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Dietary Services

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: LENOIR MEM

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No


Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.


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Posting ID: 1270789713 Posted: 2026-07-26 Job Title: Cook