Line Cook The Residence at Brookside
About The Position
The Line Cook works at The Residence at Brookside and helps provide a restaurant-style dining experience for residents. The role works closely with the Culinary Services Director and/or Executive Director to support resident satisfaction and may assist with supervising culinary staff. Responsibilities include preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus, supporting dining enhancement programs and special events, and ensuring snacks and beverages are available to residents. The Line Cook helps maintain clean, safe, and sanitary kitchen, food storage, and preparation areas; follows assigned cleaning schedules; and may open or close the kitchen. The role ensures food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards, documents food and equipment temperatures, estimates food and supply needs, and assists with transporting and storing food and supplies.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1–3 years of experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment.
- Serve Safe Certification.
- Knowledge of food handling, preparation, cooking, and service.
- Ability to read and follow recipes, printed production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs.
- Ability to build positive relationships with associates, coworkers, and residents.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service, handle multiple jobs and priorities, and accept direction from superiors or experienced staff.
- Ability to share job knowledge or resident information with experienced staff as needed and give and welcome feedback.
- Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous experience in a healthcare or hospitality setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant-style dining atmosphere.
- Work with the Culinary Services Director and/or Executive Director to keep residents satisfied with food and dining programs.
- Assist the Culinary Director with supervision of culinary staff.
- Assist with preparation and execution of LCB Dining enhancement programs.
- Maintain kitchen, food storage, and preparation areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
- Open and/or close the kitchen and follow assigned cleaning schedules.
- Ensure food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards.
- Estimate daily or weekly food and supply needs and communicate them to the food service director or assistant food service director.
- Participate in preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus.
- Document food temperatures before service and refrigeration and freezer temperatures.
- Prepare and ensure snacks and beverages are available to residents at all times.
- Keep kitchen floors clean by sweeping and mopping, and empty trash.
- Assist with transporting and storing food and supplies.
- Assist with preparing and executing special events, banquets, and theme meals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
