Cook

Archway Management; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Pearl of Orchard Valley in Illinois is seeking a Cook to support the Dietary Department. You will prepare meals, supervise staff, and ensure menu accuracy under the Dietary Manager.

Requires a High School or Culinary Tech graduate, ServeSafe certification (within 90 days), and ability to read recipes. COVID vaccination is required. This is a on-site role with a sign-on bonus and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or culinary tech graduate.
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes, production sheets, counts, diet orders, and tray tickets.
• Understand after training on computer software system for resident information and preferences.
• Must be ServeSafe certified or able to earn within the first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• The Cook works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.
• Prepare and portion hot and cold menu items according to the menu and recipe as noted on the production sheet counts.
• Serve resident meals according to the correct meal service times.
• Cover for staff members who call out due to illness.
• Ensure temperatures of food and equipment are recorded by meal.
• Maintain sanitation to state health regulations; practice a clean, safe work environment.
• Willing to work flexible work hours.
• Track inventory and communicate low supplies or place orders as needed.
• Label, wrap and date all unused food items.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Follow Pollak Innovation Management and facility policies and procedures.

Skills

Reading recipes

Computer literacy

ServeSafe certified

Flexible hours

Education

High School or Culinary Tech

Job description

Pearl of Orchard Valley

***SIGN ON BONUS- $200 AFTER 90 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT***

COVID VACCINE IS REQUIRED

Cook Position Summary:

The Cook performs designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department to include preparing meals correctly and timely, supervising employee staff, and is accountable to the Dietary Manager. In the absence of the Dietary Manager, the Cook is accountable for overseeing and supporting the staff.

Cook Qualifications:

• HighSchoolorCulinaryTechGraduate.
• Abilitytoread,understandandfollowrecipes,productionsheetscounts,dietorders,trayticketsandallemployeeworkresponsibilitiesandflows.
• Understandaftertrainingoncomputersoftwaresystemforresidentinformationandpreferences.
• MustbeServeSafeCertifiedorabletoearnwithinthefirst90daysofstarting.

Cook Duties:

• The Cook works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.

Responsibleforthefollowingdailyactivities but not limited to as follows:

• Preparingandportionshotandcoldmenuitemsaccordingtopropermenu and recipeas noted on theproductionsheetcounts.
• ServingResidentmealsaccordingtothecorrectmealservicetimes.
• Coverageforanystaffmemberswhocalloutduetoillness.
• Assureallcorrectfoodandequipmenttemperaturesarebeingrecordedbymeal.
• Dailyresidentand facility employee interactiontoassureresidentsaresatisfied and being provided correctly.
• MaintainhigheststandardofsanitationasrequiredbythestateDepartmentofHealthregulations.
• Practiceclean, safeworkenvironment.
• Willing to work flexible work hours.
• Track inventory and communicate to the Dietary Manager and low supplies or place orders for needed items.
• Label, wrap and date all unused food items in the correct areas.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• Support and follow Pollak Innovation Management and facility Policies and Procedures.

Responsible for the following daily activities in the absence of the Dietary Manager as follows but not limited to

• Assure staff is clocking in on time as per their schedule.
• Discipline staff not completing their job assignments correctly.
• Conduct daily huddle meetings for staff communication and direction.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of previous Dietary (Healthcare) or Restaurant Experience.