Entry Level Cook: Senior Living Community

Kendal System CareersOberlin, OH
Onsite

About The Position

Kendal at Oberlin is a full-service life plan community, which primarily serves older adults in the Quaker tradition. Residents are assured a lifetime of healthcare including short- and long-term nursing services, memory care and assisted living. Equally important, residents enjoy an independent, enriching living experience. Kendal at Oberlin's Dining Services department is currently seeking a detail-oriented individual for a full-time, 40hrs/week Entry Level Cook. Shifts will vary between 6a-2:30p and 11:30a-8:00p. Reporting to the Executive Chef, the Cook will be responsible for relieving the AM and PM cooks, performing duties on their job descriptions: cooking, maintaining food service sanitation, and assisting in other areas of the department as needed.

Requirements

  • Must have experience in large volume cooking.
  • Must be familiar with production sheets, recipe books, professional recipe books, and be able to operate all food service equipment.
  • Must be able to read and write English and have a strong ability to work well with co-workers and managers.
  • Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds.
  • Servsafe certification within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience cooking in a healthcare facility or retirement community highly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Opening or closing kitchen according to assigned position.
  • Assisting Food Production Manager in training, evaluations, discipline, and schedule adjustment of kitchen personnel on shift.
  • Producing items in quantities according to recipes.
  • Using proper temperatures, garnishes, portion sizes, and served with proper sanitary practices.
  • Tracking daily production on production sheets and maintaining accurate recipe files.
  • Attending kitchen meetings, reviewing production needs for the following two (2) days for needs and reporting shortages.
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