Food Services Cook

Job Description

Job Description

Food Services Cook - Full Time & Part Time

Full Time & Part Time | Days & Evenings

Starting rate of $16.59/hr! Pay based on experience PLUS additional Weekend $1 shift differential and Evening $.50 shift differential

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown Campus - is immediately hiring for a Food Services Cook.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assist individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

As a Food Services Cook, you will carry out our Mission of Love by providing the best quality dining service, through continuous training, to maintain an enjoyable dining experience for our residents in a clean, healthy, and safe environment.

Our Food Services Cook is responsible for the following:

• Provides an enjoyable dining experience for our residents while maintaining a clean, healthy, and safe environment. Reports upon first notice any environmental situation which could pose a threat to the safety or well-being of the Masonic Village Residents.
• Uses best practices related to the safe and sanitary handling, preparation, storage, and service of foods, including proper hand washing, wearing gloves, changing gloves frequently, maintaining a clean uniform, sanitizing work surfaces and tools between uses, proper dating, labeling, and rotation of food products. Monitors, maintains, and documents temperatures for food and for refrigerator / freezer units. Reports out of range temperatures to supervisor upon first notice.
• Responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of all food items to the highest quality standards. Responsible for monitoring meals and to take appropriate corrective actions in response to identified irregularities in flavor, appearance, temperature of food products. Return disposal of food waste in safe and hygienic manner.
• Responsible for producing forecasted amounts utilizing Production Worksheets, using corrective recipe for consistency, and monitoring and recording temperatures for all food served. Documents amounts prepared and leftover to support in the management and ordering of foods.

What You Need as a Food Services Cook:

• Two years of related experience required.
• Ability to read, understand and follow standardized recipes and production sheets.. Strong knowledge of sanitation practices and food services regulations preferred.
• Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.
• Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts issued by an accredited culinary school preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of degree or certificate where applicable.
• Experience preparing a wide variety of foods, including soups, sauces, and gravies preferred.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by dedicated leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. We offer a comprehensive benefits and perks package to our employees supporting a premium employment experience, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive industry-leading benefits package ***
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounts for onsite Daycare
• Free Gym and Pool Membership ***
• Paid lunch break ***
• Cell phone discounts, shoe discount and discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning ***
• Employer - sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A commitment to growing our next generation of professionals with tuition and educational reimbursement/leadership and mentorship programs available.

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.