Achieve meaningful and empowering work by becoming part of Alberta Health Services (AHS), where compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety are at the heart of everything we do. As a Cook I within the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) department, you will directly impact patient care by providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service.
You will be accountable for performing various tasks under minimal supervision while using strong customer service, teamwork, organizational and leadership skills to: Prepare and serve high quality food following standardized recipes, menu documents and AHS policies.
Assist and/or manage inventory and ordering of supplies. Safely operate and clean food service equipment. Comply with all AHS safety and sanitation policies. Complete cash handling duties (in retail settings). Provide mentorship within the department, as required.
Provide support to NFS staff during meal preparation, plating and assembly. Complete other food service duties as assigned. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480.

This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Description: As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned.

You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls,



food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.

Classification: Cook I
Union: AUPE GSS
Unit and Program: Food Service Department
Primary Location: Fort McMurray N Lts HC/Mnt Hlt
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 10-AUG-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 20-AUG-2026
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $26.56
Maximum Salary: $29.21
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Classification: Cook I
Union: AUPE GSS
Unit and Program: Food Service Department
Primary Location: Fort McMurray N Lts HC/Mnt Hlt
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 10-AUG-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 20-AUG-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $26.56
Maximum Salary: $29.21

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs.



This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications: Journeyman Cook, Red Seal certification or equivalent certificate. Experience with preparing food and beverages for specialized diets, monitoring waste, auditing, and calculating food cost, recipe development and/or catering service, inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing "First In, First Out" procedures.

Experience in a hospital or long term care environment, & Commercial Food Service Equipment. WHMIS training.

Preferred Qualifications: As Required.

Please note: All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening: A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it's about putting patients' and families' experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal prospect employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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