Cook

Astral at Auburn; Ashley (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Astral at Auburn is seeking a kitchen cook to store, cook, and serve nutritious meals, ensuring a superb dining experience for residents.

You will prepare daily meals, adjust recipes for dietary needs, manage portion control, and help with menu planning.

Requires high school diploma, ServSafe certification, and 1+ year cooking experience; salary range $18-$20 per hour.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• ServSafe certification required.
• Minimum 1 year of cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food daily as outlined on menus and adjusts recipes for dietary needs.
• Ensures attractive presentation of food on the plate.
• Coordinates serving and monitors portions to meet resident requests and reduce waste.
• Maintains accurate meal records and submits monthly reports.
• Assists with menu planning and seasonal adjustments.
• Identifies ingredients for next week’s menus and reports to Dietary Manager.
• Prepares meats for storage and ensures proper handling and labeling.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary kitchen and complies with regulations.
• Training of kitchen staff in food preparation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Comply with policies and updates.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Meal service

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Position Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for storing, cooking, and helping to serve nutritious high quality food and a superb dining experience to residents at the community.

Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for storing, cooking, and helping to serve nutritious high quality food and a superb dining experience to residents at the community.

Essential Functions, Key Duties, & Responsibilities

• Prepares food daily as outlined on the menus; altering or adapting recipes to accommodate special dietary needs of residents or to improve recipes.
• Ensures attractive presentation of food on the plate before serving.
• Coordinates and participates in serving food, including monitoring portion control to meet residents’ requests and minimize waste.
• Maintains an accurate record of chargeable meals (resident, guest and catered) and submits record to the office by the designated date each month.
• Assists with menu planning; reviews and adjusts menus with Dietary Manager to accommodate foods in season, vendor sale prices, special events and holidays.
• Assists in identifying food and supplies needed for the next week’s menus and reports to the Dietary Manager.
• Prepares meats for storage and portion control upon delivery; ensures proper handling, storage and labeling of all delivered foods and ingredients.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, safe and sanitary kitchen environment.
• Ensures compliance with any and all regulations.
• Assists in training other kitchen staff in food preparation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and procedures and any updates.

Position Requirements

Education: High School Diploma/GED

Licenses/Certifications: ServSafe certification

Experience: 1+ years of cooking experience

Min: USD $18.00/Hr. Max: USD $20.00/Hr.