COOK (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)

About the role

Unidine is hiring immediately for full time and part time COOK positions at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, MD. Our culinary team is the core of our business—every day brings new opportunities to enhance lives, create connections, and make a difference.

Schedule

• Full time and part time schedules available
• Shift options: 6:00 am – 3:00 pm and 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Rotating weekends and holidays required
• Days may vary; further details upon interview

Pay

$18.00 per hour to $19.50 per hour

Requirements

• Prior cooking experience required

Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty
• Tastes all prepared food items
• Uses established ticket collection procedures during service; responsible for records from area worked during service periods
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat; ensures food and supply items are stored per standards
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately
• Attends in-service and safety meetings
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards
• Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others
• Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to:
  • Use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer
  • Use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables
  • Use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques

Benefits

Full-time and part-time positions offer:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

Full-time positions also offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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