Culinary Cook - Full Time - Evenings - Eventide Lincoln

About the Role

Eventide Lincoln in Lincoln, NE is seeking a full-time Culinary Cook to join our team. This position involves preparing food items in large quantities for all living communities, Eventide Residences, Meals on Wheels, and catering events.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other food products.
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, wash, peel, cut, and shred fruits and vegetables, and trim and cut meat, poultry, or fish.
• Provides personalized service during guest interactions.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Assists with unloading, receiving, and stocking food/supply deliveries from the food delivery truck.
• Cleans and sanitizes major kitchen equipment by completing daily and weekly cleaning assignments.
• Assists in training new cooks, improving recipes, and monitoring the use of leftovers.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Two years of experience in quantity food production in a healthcare facility or similar competency level preferred.
• Prep/Cook Level Food Handler Permit required for Eventide campuses in Lancaster County.
• Must meet Eventide's vaccination requirements.

Skills

• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language, including medical terminology related to the job.
• Vision and hearing within normal limits (with or without correction).
• Unrestricted ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds, demonstrating strength and agility.
• Proficiency in using standard and specialized kitchen equipment, including steam jacket, electric steamer, Rational Ovens, conventional and convection ovens, grill, fryer, microwave, warmer, food processors, slicer, mixers, refrigerators, freezers, garbage disposal, and food service software.

Pay

Competitive starting pay range of $17.50–19.60 per hour based on qualifications, experience, and location. Shift premiums and differentials are available for select positions.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Ancillary benefits, including life and disability insurance.
• 403(B) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid time off and other perks.

Schedule

Full-time position with a schedule of 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM, including weekend and holiday rotation.