Cook II

About the role

Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, a 5-Star rated Continuing Care Retirement Community in Central VA is seeking a Cook II to join our team! Full-time position available with complete benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short and broader preparation time
• May produce food and serve customers at an a la carte station and may operate a grill station
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided
• Reads food order or received verbal instructions on food required by customers, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Westminster Canterbury, client and regulatory rules and procedures
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal requirements for the department
• Complete food preparation duties, receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies, and ensure high customer/resident satisfaction

Requirements

• Must be a high school graduate or GED
• Minimum of two years (3 to 4 years preferred) restaurant cooking experience
• Cross-trained in various jobs within department or ability to do so
• Serve Safe certificate required or must be willing to obtain within 6 months
• Knowledge of food handling and safety procedures
• Knowledge of HACCP preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to work well with all types of individuals
• Must receive the influenza vaccine (required) and COVID-19 vaccine (recommended) per infection control best practices

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• 403B with match