Cook

Astral at Auburn; Franklin (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Astral at Auburn in Franklin, IN is seeking a kitchen associate to store, cook, and help serve nutritious meals to residents, ensuring a superb dining experience. You will prepare daily meals, assist with menu planning, and maintain a clean, sanitary kitchen compliant with regulations.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, ServSafe certification, and 1+ year cooking experience. This is a fulltime on-site role with opportunities to train other kitchen staff as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• ServSafe certification required.
• Minimum 1 year cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food daily per menu and adapts recipes for dietary needs.
• Ensures attractive presentation before serving.
• Monitors portions and assists in serving to residents.
• Maintains records of chargeable meals and submits monthly reports.
• Assists with menu planning and seasonal adjustments.
• Prepares meats for storage and ensures proper handling and labeling.
• Maintains clean, sanitary kitchen and complies with regulations.
• Assists in training kitchen staff.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Portion control

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma/GED

ServSafe certification

Job description

Overview

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.

Essential Functions, Key Duties, & Responsibilities

• Prepares food daily as outlined on the menus; altering or adapting recipes to accommodatespecial 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 toaccommodate 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 tothe 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

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Min

USD $18.00/Yr.

Max

USD $21.00/Yr.