Cook

Phoenix Senior Living•Priceville, AL

27d

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for food preparation that meets or exceeds quality, quantity, service-schedule, 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 according to sanitary standards and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The role includes meal preparation and service, food-service sanitation, record keeping, product receiving and rotation, inventory, and regulatory compliance.

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, approved standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions.
Prepare special-diet and texture-modified foods as directed.
Organize work to meet production and service requirements.
Monitor and taste food to ensure temperature, taste, and quality standards are met; make necessary adjustments.
Maintain sanitary and clean food-service work areas and follow 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.
Protect 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.
Manually record food production quantities and taste-evaluation sheets.
Receive, rotate, and maintain inventory of products.
Manage food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director.