Full-Time Cook I

Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg•Lynchburg, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, a 5-Star rated Continuing Care Retirement Community in Central VA is seeking a Cook I to join our team! This is a full-time position available with a complete benefits package. The role involves preparing and cooking food to order that requires short preparation times, potentially operating at an a la carte or grill station. The Cook I must adhere to federal, state, and corporate standards for high-quality food service. Responsibilities include following recipes, operating kitchen equipment, preparing ingredients, and ensuring food safety. The position also requires maintaining a clean work station and adhering to all relevant rules and procedures.

Requirements

Must be a high school graduate or GED.
Previous cooking experience preferred (0-2 years).
Good working knowledge of food preparation.
Serve Safe certificate required or must be willing to obtain within 6 months.
Knowledge of food handling and safety procedures.
Ability to work well with all types of individuals.

Responsibilities

Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short preparation time.
May produce food and serve customers at an a la carte station or 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 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 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 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.