Cook

Cook

Provide a clean facility and pleasant environment for the residents. Prepare and serve meals, as assigned. Responsible for the cleanliness of kitchen area, surfaces, and equipment. Must maintain a clean and healthy environment for residents and guests, in compliance with applicable food and sanitation codes.

Essential Cook Duties:

• Cooks and serves meals as assigned on time according to meal schedules
• Preps all varieties of salads, vegetables, cheese, meat, and desserts as necessary.
• Tallies and punches meals cards for those who eat in the dining room
• Keep kitchen clean and orderly including washing, drying, and restocking pots, pans, plates, glasses, and silverware according to proper methods of sanitation.
• Cleans all kitchen surfaces and equipment according to the posted cleaning schedule.
• Operates dishwasher.
• Cleans grease spills properly.
• Immediately cleans up all floor spills
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper infection-control techniques, including cleaning, storage, and food handling.
• Demonstrates safe and proper techniques for chemical cleaning solution use.
• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency and safety procedures.
• Empties trash. Takes trash from the staging area to the dumpster. Take recyclables to containers.

Position Qualifications:

• Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities and be familiar with seasonings and cooking time required.
• Must be experienced with cooking requirements for different types and/or cuts of meat and know the proper names of foods when purchasing.
• Experience in food services is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to relate to residents and other team members in a courteous and diplomatic manner under all circumstances.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to stand for multiple hours in duration.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to that position requirements can be met.
• Must be able to squat, bend, stretch, walk and turn.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Benefits:

• 403B Retirement savings plan
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid personal time off
• Referral bonus program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance