Nutrition & Culinary Cook

The Cook is responsible for preparing and/or directing the preparation of food to be served to residents complying with all applicable sanitation, health and personal hygiene standards and following established food production procedures.

Requirements for Cook:

-High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

-A culinary degree is preferred.

-Prefer a minimum of 2 years cooking experience.

-Requires knowledge of food safety and sanitation. -Catering and supervisory experience helpful.

Essential Job Functions for Cook:

• Prepares high quality meals according to standardized recipes.
• Uses and directs the use of accurate portion control standards.
• Organizes and plans work schedule to meet times for serving meals.
• Assures that sanitary conditions are maintained in the kitchen at all times.
• Checks all menus daily in order to verify that all necessary items are prepared as needed.
• Stores leftovers properly according to food handling standards.
• Operates equipment in a correct, safe, sanitary and respectful manner.
• Supervises the entire dining experience to ensure resident satisfaction of meal service.
• Checks temperatures of food products and documents in temperature log.
• Completes cleaning tasks as assigned according to schedule.
• Cleans equipment and work area to ensure safety and sanitation standards are met.
• Inventories and orders food products; ensuring adequate inventory of items on hand.