Full-Time Prep Cook

About the Role

The Cook plays an integral role in the success of our team, our community, and creating a place our residents are proud to call home. The primary purpose of this position is to prepare cold food, bakery, and salad items.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals that follow the menus and recipes, ensuring food is tasteful, temperature-appropriate, and appetizing in appearance.
• Inspect special diet trays to ensure the correct diet is served to residents.
• Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
• Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus and standardized recipes.
• Prepare cold items, bakery, and salad items, and cook hot foods as directed by supervisors.
• Ensure culinary practices, procedures, and food safety are followed, adhering to Food ServSafe regulations.
• Adhere to food service timelines and prepare authorized food substitutions for residents who refuse daily menu options.
• Serve meals to residents and guests as needed.
• Assist in food preparation for special meals, parties, and events.
• Ensure work areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Assist with food prep for upcoming meals and inventory/replenishment of food and supplies.
• Ensure food and supplies for the next meal are readily available and store incoming items as needed.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet all applicable state and federal requirements for this position.
• Six months of experience in a commercial kitchen preferred.
• Knowledgeable in cooking large quantities of food with minimal direction.
• Familiarity with culinary practices, procedures, and food safety.

Skills

• Ability to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
• Tactful communication with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and government agencies.
• Capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset individuals.
• Effective communication with supervisors, team members, residents, and families.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Tasks may involve potential and/or direct exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift/carry up to 30 lbs. and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Frequently push/pull up to 30 lbs. and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Bending, twisting, stooping, and reaching at or below shoulder level.
• Frequent standing or walking.

Cognitive Requirements

• Executes tasks independently.
• Ability to express yourself clearly and effectively.

Environmental Requirements

• Exposure to heat from kitchen equipment and cold from kitchen freezers.
• May work in outdoor weather conditions (e.g., BBQ).
• Moderate noise level.