Cook

Grandhaven Senior Living • Lansing, MI

25d • Onsite

About The Position

Grandhaven Senior Living is hiring full-time and part-time Cooks for its senior living community in Lansing, Michigan. The Cook prepares and serves food according to standardized recipes and special diet orders, coordinates food production with meal service hours, and ensures food quality, temperature, and appearance are preserved. The role also involves determining daily food and supply needs and maintaining dependability and punctuality in accordance with the Attendance Policy.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• At least three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club, or similar institution.
• Ability to plan and organize work and interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare soups, stocks, and sauces, and boil, braise, and roast items according to standardized recipes.
• Prepare and serve sautéed, fried, grilled, steamed, and baked items according to standardized recipes.
• Prepare or direct the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders.
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours while preserving food quality, temperature, and appearance.
• Determine the amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and ensure supplies are obtained from storage areas in time for meal production.
• Maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in the Attendance Policy.

What This Job Offers

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