Cook

Atria Senior Living, Inc.; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living, Inc. is seeking a Cook to join the Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and help ensure smooth, safe kitchen operations.

Responsibilities include following menus and holiday recipes, supervising serving carts, maintaining sanitation standards, and logging refrigerator and production data. Excellent English communication and customer service are important, with room for growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Ability to prepare and follow Holiday recipes.
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledge of sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious, appetizing meals following menus and holiday recipes.
• Oversee serving carts setup and timely service with garnishes.
• Follow food safety, labeling, dating, and storage procedures.
• Keep logs for refrigerators, freezers, and production sheets.
• Clean work areas according to sanitation schedules.
• Address resident satisfaction and food-related concerns.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

English communication

Customer service

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

In the role of Cook and member of the Dining Services team, you will be responsible to prepare nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals for our residents and ensure a smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen.

• Review menus and food-production instructions and prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while ensuring portion-control standards.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of serving carts to serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling procedures in preparation as well as proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food.
• Ensure logs are accurately completed in a timely manner. i.e., refrigerator, freezer and production sheets)
• Follow Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-compliant issues as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking
• Ability to prepare and follow Holiday recipes
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills
• General knowledge of and ability to conform to sanitation and safe food handling practices
• Basic Computer skills preferred