Line Cook

About the role

As a Line Cook at Belmont Village Senior Living, you will prepare and serve high-quality meals for residents and guests in our restaurant-style dining program. Working in a professional commercial kitchen, you'll be responsible for food preparation, cooking, plating, and maintaining the quality and presentation standards that create an exceptional dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals from scratch according to assigned recipe specifications and quality standards
• Follow recipes, manage portion control and ensure attractive plate presentation
• Properly manage cook times while preparing and efficiently managing several orders simultaneously
• Maintain cleanliness and order in the kitchen ensuring compliance with regulations, policies and procedures
• Follow checklists and company procedures to ensure kitchen is stocked and well maintained at all times
• Make hospitality, customer service, and resident satisfaction your top priorities in every interaction

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Professional, pleasant and team-oriented attitude
• Must be able to communicate clearly in verbal and written English
• Minimum of 6 months Line Cook experience in a high volume restaurant setting
• Proven success with basic Culinary skills such as knife handling, accurate measurements and cooking methods
• Able to work assigned shifts including early morning, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
• Consistent and reliable attendance is essential for all Belmont Village employees to ensure the successful operation of the community

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass applicable post-offer pre-employment screenings, which may include a job-related background check, drug screening, physical examination, and TB testing, consistent with applicable laws

Skills

Strong knife skills, experience preparing multiple menu items to recipe standards, an understanding of food safety and sanitation practices, and the ability to manage multiple priorities during meal service while delivering exceptional hospitality.

Benefits

Full-time employees receive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescription benefits along with Paid Time Off, 401(k) savings with employer match, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

No late night shifts but scheduled days will vary. Flexibility is preferred. Must be able to work weekends & holidays as scheduled.

Company Information

About Belmont Village Senior Living: Founded in Houston in 1997, Belmont Village is an integrated developer, owner, and operator of high-quality senior living communities, with more than 5,000 employees and 5,000 units. Our 35 locations across the country and in Mexico City, provide award-winning independent, assisted living and memory care programs. We are proud to collaborate with UC San Diego, USC, UCLA, and Baptist Health South Florida to innovate programs for cognitive health and life enrichment. Belmont Village is a market leader in major markets including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago and South Florida. Renowned for distinctive design, high standards of life and safety, and reputation for leading edge, quality programming, Belmont Village has been certified as a Great Place to Work® since 2018 and has been recognized by U.S News & World Report as Best in Senior Living.

EEO Statement

Belmont Village Senior Living is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. #INDOTH #SocialJobs