Short Order Cook

Job Description

Job Description

Short Order Cook

Full Time | Days (11am -7pm)

Pay: Starting at $21/hour

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 assists individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate 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. When you join our team you can expect:

Benefits/Perks for Full Time & Part Time staff:

• Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays
• Paid Lunch (Paid while you work!)

Benefits/Perks for ALL staff:

• Option for pay in lieu of benefits.
• Pay on-demand. Access up to $500 of your earned wages in real-time.
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• Discounts on meals
• Free Gym Membership
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Competitive pay rates to attract the best talent
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning
• A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally

As a Short Order Cook, you will carry out our Mission of Love by performing all aspects of food preparation for breakfast, lunch and dinner; take orders over the counter and handle transaction through POS in the nursing care kitchen / dining.

Our Short Order Cook is responsible for the following:

• Cooks breakfast and alternative items as directed by the Supervisor. Serves prepared food in a neat, sanitary and attractive fashion. Performs the meal service in a fast accurate manner, making sure steam table and other equipment is on to keep food hot and that proper utensils are being used to portion food. Serves food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
• Obtains food supplies, as needed, from the storeroom or refrigerators in main kitchen, keeping a daily inventory and stock list.
• Contributes creative input towards menu and alternative items. Maintain proper storage of all food items. Keep accurate temperature logs for food and equipment.
• Perform general cleanup throughout the kitchen on daily basis (sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, and general dish/pot washing). Includes disposing of garbage.
• Understand therapeutic and mechanically altered diets as well as resident allergies and likes/dislikes.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with nursing staff, residents, family members and supervisor.
• Stock Dining Room kitchens daily according to stock sheet.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by the supervisor.

What You Need as a Short Order Cook:

• Experience in breakfast, lunch, and dinner short order cooking preferred.
• Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts issued by an accredited culinary school is preferred.
• Good written, oral, and organizational skills.
• People oriented.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.