Line Cook

The Line Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events in a Senior Living / Healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short to mid-level preparation time.
• May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte 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 receives verbal instructions on food required by patron and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other food products.
• Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction 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 to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training and applies principles of food safety to food preparation and sanitation practices.
• Receives inventory, moves, and lifts foodstuffs and supplies and prepares meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques.
• Takes and records temperatures and corrects temperature discrepancies.
• Prepares all necessary foods for meal according to production sheets.
• Completes all prep items according to prep sheet.
• Plates food as ordered with attention to appearance and garnish.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.
• May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies, and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• Performs fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers.
• Cleans and sanitizes workstations and equipment and follows all regulatory rules and procedures.
• Assists with set ups, breaks down, and cleans up serving lines and other food areas.
• Properly records, labels with appropriate dates, and stores food items correctly.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit is required.
• Training in ServSafe is beneficial.
• State sanitation certificate.
• 3-4 years of related and advanced food service and cooking experience.
• Experience with basic operation of kitchen equipment is preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knife experience.

Skills

• Extensive working knowledge of a kitchen environment and food preparation.
• Must be able to communicate effectively (verbal and written, English) with residents and staff.
• Must be able to read and understand written instructions and follow safety practices, and ability to read and follow a recipe unsupervised.
• Ability to use basic functions of a computer.
• Must be cordial and congenial with residents.
• Must be dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and have good follow-through.
• Must be able to work within standard policy and procedures, and work with limited direct supervision.
• Must have the ability to handle a variety of tasks and functions.
• Must be able to react calmly in emergency situations.
• Must have the ability to show patience and compassion to senior adults.
• Must be considerate of resident's comfort, safety, security, and belongings.
• Demonstrates the ability to set and establish priorities.
• Manages time efficiently.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly manner.
• Maintains a well-groomed appearance that complies with organizational and State food code standards.
• Ability to adhere to dress code and kitchen uniform requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and understanding of food safety, sanitation, preparation, and serving principles.
• Ability to work with all persons and must have the ability to get along and socialize with employees, residents, families, visitors, vendors, other health care professionals, and the community at large.
• Ability to work on some holidays and flexible hours.

Physical Requirements

• May be required to lift or carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, pulling/pushing, and extended periods walking and/or standing.
• May be required to stand, sit, twist, bend, squat, kneel, or crouch when performing job duties.
• Must possess adequate sight and hearing to meet the responsibilities of this position.
• Ability to work in a standing position for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• While performing this job's duties, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.

Pay

$14.01 - $18.44 per hour

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays.
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match.
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Various voluntary benefits: Life, AD&D.
• Tuition assistance and scholarships.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program.
• Pet Insurance.