Cook

Garden Healthcare; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesleyan Village in Ohio seeks a Dietary Cook to prepare and deliver high-quality meals for residents, following menus and schedules. You will ensure strict safety and sanitation standards and assist with daily food service operations.

Required is a high school diploma or equivalent, with a Level Two Food Protection Certification or ability to obtain within 90 days, plus 1 year in high-volume foodservice and basic cooking knowledge. Culinary coursework preferred.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalency required.
• Level Two Person in Charge Food Protection Certification or obtain within 90 days of hire.
• 1 year of experience in high-volume foodservice.
• Understanding of basic food preparation and cooking methods.
• Culinary certification or coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform cooking and food preparation per menus and schedules.
• Ensure safety, sanitation, and quality guidelines.
• Record temperatures, taste panels, and waste in logs.
• Support overall Food Services Department operations.
• Deliver or retrieve food trays to patient rooms as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

High-volume cooking

Food safety

Menu reading

Culinary knowledge

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Culinary certification or coursework preferred

Job description

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Wesleyan Villageis seeking aDietary Cook.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF COOK:

• Efficiently and accurately performs cooking and food preparation assignments that result in consistent, high-quality products, including reading menus, recipes, and work schedules to be used for production; checking with the appropriate supervisor for menu changes and special instructions.
• Complies with all safety, sanitation, and quality control guidelines for the state of Ohio
• Participates in quality control procedures, including recording information on food temperatures, taste panels, and waste into the appropriate logs.
• Supports efficient operations throughout the Food Services Department
• Delivering and/or retrieving food trays from patient rooms on an as-needed basis for pre-identified locations (i.e. Cleveland Heights and Parma).
• Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS OF COOK:

• HS Diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
• Possess a Level Two Person in Charge Food Protection Certification from an Ohio Department of Health approved issuing body (i.e. ServSafe, etc.), OR obtains within 90 days of hire.
• 1 year of experience in high-volume foodservice and/or high-quantity food production cooking.
• Understanding of basic food preparation and cooking methods.
• Completion of an accepted culinary certification, OR proof of completing culinary coursework preferred: