Cook

The Summit Senior Living Community- LifeSpire•Lynchburg, VA

About The Position

Join Us in Empowering Purposeful Living At the heart of everything we do is a powerful mission: Empowering individuals with choices in purposeful living. We envision a vibrant community where faith, wellness, and connection thrive together. Guided by our core values Faith, Servant Leadership, Stewardship, Integrity, Innovation, and Joy, we are committed to creating an environment where both our team and those we serve can flourish. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of something bigger, we invite you to explore a career with us.

Requirements

Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks and ability to regulate and maintain workflow
Pleasant personality and patience exhibited while interacting with residents, guests, and team members
Ability to read, write, communicate, and comprehend English
Maintain a clean and neat appearance

Responsibilities

Follows standardized recipes and production sheet counts when preparing meals and adjusts recipes for amounts needed as necessary
Follows requirements for therapeutic and mechanically altered diets
Prepares foods based on the production schedules utilizing wholesome ingredients
Takes temperatures of foods during preparation and prior to service
Follows HACCP standards while producing food to ensure food safety measures are met
Tastes food prior to service and adjusts seasonings as needed, mindful of therapeutic diets
Adheres to all standards of food safety when handling food products.
Follows safety precautions when using kitchen equipment
Practices personal cleanliness, wears clean uniforms, changing soiled apron frequently and wears hair coverings according to dress code.