Cook Full Time

Phoenix Senior Living•Decatur, AL

25d

About The Position

Neighborhood at Decatur is seeking a Cook. Reporting directly to the Food and Beverage Director, the Cook prepares and serves food that meets or exceeds the community’s quality, quantity, 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 sanitation standards and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The role includes preparing meals according to posted menus, standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions; preparing special dietary and texture-modified foods as directed; monitoring food quality and temperatures; maintaining clean and sanitary food-service areas; and operating dishwashing equipment according to food-safety standards. The Cook also maintains resident confidentiality and records required for service standards and regulatory compliance, including equipment and food temperatures, production quantities, taste evaluations, menus, and production sheets.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
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.

Responsibilities

Prepare and serve meals in accordance with posted menus, approved standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions.
Prepare special dietary needs and texture-modified foods as directed.
Organize work to meet food production and service requirements.
Monitor food temperature, taste, and quality, and adjust preparation as needed.
Manage food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director.
Maintain sanitary conditions and clean work areas in accordance with food-safety standards and applicable regulations.
Follow local, state, and federal food-handling policies and maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and health standards.
Operate dish machines and wash and sanitize dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware as needed.
Maintain resident confidentiality and 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 evaluation results.
Rotate menus and production sheets.
Receive, rotate, and manage inventory of products.