Cook

Phoenix Senior Living•Sheffield, AL

21d

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for preparing food that meets or exceeds the community’s standards for quality, quantity, service schedules, and hospitality. The Cook may manage food production when the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director is absent. The role requires handling food according to sanitary procedures and complying with applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The Cook prepares and serves meals, accommodates special dietary needs and modified food textures, maintains food-service areas, keeps required records, receives and rotates inventory, and supports regulatory compliance. The role reports directly to the Food and Beverage Director.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of job-related experience, including food preparation, full-line menu items, and therapeutic diets.
Current SERV Safe certificate (food services sanitation certificate), or ability to participate in food services sanitation training to become SERV Safe certified.

Nice To Haves

Culinary apprenticeship or training.

Responsibilities

Prepare and serve meals in accordance with posted menus and approved standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions.
Prepare special dietary needs and texture-modified food as directed.
Organize work to meet production and service requirements.
Monitor food temperature, taste, and quality, and taste food to determine whether adjustments are needed.
Maintain sanitary conditions and clean work areas in accordance with food-handling policies and health standards.
Operate dish machines and wash and sanitize dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware according to food safety standards.
Maintain the confidentiality of resident information.
Review resident diet books and confidential diet boards, indicators, data cards, or charts.
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.