Cook

Phoenix Senior Living•Dalton, GA

118d•$14 - $15

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for preparing food that meets or exceeds the community’s quality, quantity, service-schedule, and hospitality standards. The Cook effectively manages food production when the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director is absent and handles food according to sanitary standards and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The role includes preparing and serving meals, maintaining food-service sanitation, keeping required records, receiving and rotating products, monitoring food quality and temperatures, and meeting residents’ dietary needs. The Cook 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.
Maintain a current SERV Safe food-services sanitation certificate, or be able to participate in 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 meals 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.
Maintain sanitary conditions and clean work areas in compliance with food-handling policies and regulations.
Operate dish machines and wash and sanitize dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
Review resident diet books and confidential diet boards, indicators, data cards, or charts.
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.