Cook

Bluestem Communities Management • Hesston, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Schowalter Villa is looking for a full-time Cook to join their team. The primary responsibility of the Cook is reading recipes; preparation and serving daily meals according to dietary needs; ensuring food temperature controls; maintaining proper food storage practices, marking and inventory of leftover food products; and cleaning and sanitizing of cooking utensils, food preparation areas, and food storage units.

Requirements

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be able to work a minimum of every other weekend and holidays

Nice To Haves

• ServSafe Food Handler certificate or willing to obtain
• One or more years of culinary training or equivalent cooking experience

Responsibilities

• Cooks food according to menus, recipes, and diet sheets
• Understands and adheres to residents’ nutritional needs as specified on their diet sheets
• Remains alert to residents’ changing dietary and health concerns
• Consults daily menus to determine which food will be cooked for the day
• Uses all kitchen equipment appropriately
• Organizes food preparation
• Ensures that food is ready at the proper time and temperature
• Organizes food to be delivered to different areas
• Follows HACCP standards for preparing, handling, serving and storing food
• Checks and records temperatures of food to ensure that it is served at correct temperatures
• Cools food according to the Serv Safe manual
• Prepares, cooks and stores food under appropriate temperatures and with safe food handling techniques
• Cooks food in a manner to conserve nutritive value, flavor, appearance and texture
• Uses food and supplies appropriately to maintain budget
• Understand and follows food portion controls
• Avoids wasting food or supplies
• Serves and delivers food
• Serves residents in the dining area when time permits
• Monitors all buffet area and refills it as necessary
• Prepares food
• Cleans in assigned areas
• Keeps all kitchen equipment clean and in good working order
• Cleans and sanitizes food preparation areas
• Helps washes pots and pans and puts them away as time permits
• Ensures that dietary aides clear and wipe down tables and sweep and mop floor
• Ensures all dietary aides have completed assigned job duties before end of shift
• Completes cleaning schedule
• Uses good sanitation practices as described in Serv Safe manual

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)
• AFLAC products
• Voluntary life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Gradifi student loan payment program
• Payactiv : Early access to earned wages
• Group term life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Six (6) paid holidays
• Bluestem Wellness Center membership
• Meal discounts at our dining locations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees