Cook

Sunrise Senior Living • Prospect Heights, IL

15d • $17 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Cook at Sunrise Senior Living, you will be responsible for preparing high-quality meals that support residents’ health and enjoyment while maintaining a safe, clean, and organized kitchen environment. You will help create an enjoyable dining experience while ensuring safety and compliance. This role involves preparing meals according to standardized recipes and menus, ensuring food quality, taste, and presentation meet Sunrise standards, and following dietary modifications and special meal requirements. You will also be responsible for recording production quantities and food safety temperatures, stocking, rotating, dating, and storing food per safety regulations, and maintaining clean kitchen, storage, and equipment areas. Completing cleaning logs and equipment maintenance reports, and following all food safety, sanitation, and OSHA guidelines are also key aspects of this position. You will support dishwashing and dining service as needed and may lead food production in the absence of the Dining Services Coordinator.

Requirements

• Prepare high-quality meals
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized kitchen environment
• Follow dietary modifications and special meal requirements
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and OSHA guidelines

Nice To Haves

• Lead food production in the absence of the Dining Services Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals according to standardized recipes and menus
• Ensure food quality, taste, and presentation meet Sunrise standards
• Follow dietary modifications and special meal requirements
• Record production quantities and food safety temperatures
• Stock, rotate, date, and store food per safety regulations
• Maintain clean kitchen, storage, and equipment areas
• Complete cleaning logs and equipment maintenance reports
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and OSHA guidelines
• Support dishwashing and dining service as needed
• Lead food production in the absence of the Dining Services Coordinator

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
• myFlexPay offered to get paid within hours of a shift
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed