Cook - FT - Day

About the role

Join us at Dawson Manor Health & Rehab – a place where you'll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We'll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you'll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that's known for the highest level of care in our communities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares various foods depending on menu created by dieticians for each meal of the day
• Operates various kitchen equipment in preparation for the meal, e.g., mixer, meat slicer, food processor, oven, steamer
• Cleans work surfaces following shift: sweeps floors, wipes down counter space, covers and stores unused foods
• Creates meals that are appropriate for the elderly and in large quantities; associate is required to use institutional-sized cookware
• Works at a constant pace to ensure that food is ready for each meal of the day
• Complies with infection control policies in work area
• Keeps equipment clean at all times
• May be required to fill in gaps in kitchen help
• Reports any needed repairs to maintenance department
• Reads and understands menus
• Prepares meals in accordance with the menu and follow standardized recipes
• Assists in the food service line to provide that diets are served as ordered (including specialized diets, likes and dislikes, therapeutic diets etc.)
• Monitors/serves meals with appropriate portion controls (scoops, ladles, etc.)
• Assists in processing diet changes and new diets
• Provides that meals are prepared and served on time
• Provides that substitutes are available for those who refuse foods served
• Properly scrapes and washes dishes, pots, and pans
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures
• Checks stock as needed
• Puts up stock in appropriate manner
• Stores cleaning materials appropriately
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service
• Returns trays to kitchen if requested
• Understands diet orders
• Follows NPO diet orders
• Processes diet orders
• Understands menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines
• Properly stores leftovers/opened food
• Makes coffee/tea as requested
• Follows procedures for serving associate meals
• Follows proper procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment such as carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, oven, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee/tea maker, steam table etc.
• Uses appropriate serving equipment (ladle, spoons, scoops etc.)
• Checks and records water temperature (dishwasher, pot and pan sink etc.)
• Checks dishwasher with sanitizer strips
• Checks chemical levels and replaces if needed
• Follows proper operating procedures of the steamer
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System

Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent preferred
• No supervisory experience required

Skills

• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word

Pay & Schedule

• Full Time: Day
• Starting Pay: $15.75/hour
• Weekly pay

Benefits

• myFlexPay – ability to receive pay before payday
• Paid time off with ability to cash out
• 7 paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life and Disability
• 401(k) with match
• Referral Bonus Program