Prep Cook/Dishwasher
About The Position
The Phoenix at Hammond is seeking Cooks to join their team! The Cook is responsible for all food preparation so that food meets and/or exceeds quality, quantity, and service schedule requirements and hospitality service standards for the community. This role is also responsible for handling all foods in accordance with sanitary procedures and standards and complies with all federal, state, and local regulatory procedures regarding food production. The Cook will also be responsible for operating dish machine(s) according to Food Safety Standards to properly wash and sanitize all dishes and china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware. Additionally, the Cook is responsible for record keeping related to service standards and regulatory compliance, including manually recording equipment, refrigerator, freezer, cooking, holding, cooling temperatures, food production quantities, and taste evaluation sheets.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- One (1) year of job-related experience including food preparation, full-line menu items, and therapeutic diets.
- Maintains a current SERV Safe certificate (food services sanitation certificate) or able to participate in the food services sanitation training to become SERV Safe Certified.
Nice To Haves
- Culinary apprenticeship or training preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and serves meals according to posted menus and standardized recipes in a timely manner.
- Adheres to production sheets and instructions.
- Prepares special dietary needs and texture modified food as directed.
- Organizes work to meet production and service requirements.
- Monitors all food items to ensure minimum guidelines for temperature, taste, and quality are upheld.
- Tastes and prepares food to determine quality or necessary adjustments.
- Maintains sanitary conditions to ensure safety and compliance with regulations.
- Cleans work areas and follows all local, state, and federal policies regarding food handling.
- Maintains standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and health standards.
- Operates dish machine(s) according to Food Safety Standards.
- Washes and sanitizes all dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware.
- Maintains and protects the confidentiality of resident information.
- Reviews Resident Diet Book, confidential Diet Board/Indicator, Data Card, or Chart.
- Manually records equipment temperatures.
- Manually records refrigerator temperatures.
- Manually records freezer temperatures.
- Manually records cooking temperatures of the food.
- Manually records holding temperatures of the food.
- Manually records cooling temperatures of the food.
- Manually records food production quantities.
- Manually records taste evaluation sheets.
- Rotates menus and production sheets.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
