Cook

Archway Management; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Archway Management is seeking a Cook Supervisor to oversee the dietary department, prepare meals, supervise staff, and assist the Dietary Manager in daily operations.

You will ensure proper meal temperatures, follow production sheets, and maintain sanitation standards while supporting flexible work hours and facility policies.

Qualifications

• High School or Culinary Tech graduate.
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes, production sheets counts, diet orders, tray tickets and all employee responsibilities and flows.
• 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 of starting.

Responsibilities

• The Cook Supervisor works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.
• Preparing and portioning hot and cold menu items according to proper menu and recipe as noted on the production sheet counts.
• Serving resident meals according to the correct meal service times.
• Coverage for any staff members who call out due to illness.
• Assure all correct food and equipment temperatures are being recorded by meal.
• Daily resident and facility employee interaction to ensure residents are satisfied and being provided correctly.
• Maintain highest standard of sanitation as required by the state Department of Health regulations.
• Practice clean, safe work environment.
• Willing to work flexible work hours.
• Track inventory and communicate to the Dietary Manager any 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 Archway Management and facility Policies and Procedures.
• Responsible for the following daily activities in the absence of the Dietary Manager: assure staff clock in on time, discipline staff, conduct daily huddle meetings.

Education

High School or Culinary Tech Graduate

Job description

PositionSummary

TheCookperformsdesignatedworkandcleaningroutinesfortheDietaryDepartmenttoincludepreparingmealscorrectlyandtimely,supervisingemployeestaff,andisaccountabletotheDietaryManager.IntheabsenceoftheDietaryManager,theCookSupervisorisaccountableforoverseeingandsupportingthestaff.

Qualifications

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

Duties

• TheCookSupervisorworksunderthedirectionoftheDietaryManager.

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 Archway 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.