Cook

Phoenix Senior Living•Jonesboro, AR

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for food preparation and service that meets or exceeds the community’s quality, quantity, scheduling, and hospitality standards. The Cook may manage food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director and must handle food in accordance with sanitary standards and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The position is full-time, with shifts that may vary between 5:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
One year of job-related experience, including food preparation, full-line menu items, and therapeutic diets.
Maintain a current SERV Safe certificate or be able to participate in food-services sanitation training to become SERV Safe certified.

Nice To Haves

Culinary apprenticeship or training preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and serve meals, including special dietary needs and texture-modified foods as directed.
Follow posted menus, approved standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions, organizing work to meet production and service requirements.
Monitor food temperature, taste, and quality; taste food and make adjustments as needed.
Maintain sanitary, clean, and safe food-service work areas and comply with food-handling policies and health standards.
Operate dish machines and wash and sanitize dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware.
Receive, rotate, and inventory products.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information and review resident diet information and related records.
Manually record equipment, refrigerator, freezer, cooking, holding, and cooling temperatures; food production quantities; and taste evaluations.
Rotate menus and production sheets.
Manage food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director.