Cook

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent PTO and time off

Competitive Pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

100% company-paid life insurance & LTD

Short-Term Disability

Supplemental insurances

Job summary

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness in Houston, TX is seeking dedicated cooks and kitchen staff for full-time roles in our skilled nursing and healthcare dining program. You will prepare soups, stocks, sauces, and a variety of hot and cold items following standardized recipes and dietary orders, while coordinating with meal service times to maintain quality.

We value reliability, timely execution, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution.
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roast items per standardized recipes
• Prepares and serves all sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items per standardized recipes
• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders
• Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved
• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production
• Also must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in Attendance Policy

Skills

English proficiency

Measurements & conversions

Cook experience in food service

Planning & organization

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Job description

Do you love a challenge? Are you a customer service champion who understands that a great first impression is essential for customer satisfaction? If so we want to meet you! At Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness, our associates are our mostvaluable asset. Each associate provides a service that directly or indirectly affects patients, families, other team members, and the public. We strive to excel in providing the highest quality healthcareand customer service possible, which is incumbent upon the excellence and commitment of our leaders and caregivers.

Cooks and Kitchen Staffin Skilled Nursing / Healthcare

This role is in Houston, TX

Why Join Our Team?

• Excellent PTO and time off
• Competitive Pay
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 100% company-paid life insurance & LTD/AD&D insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurances (Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Policies, Legal Plans, & More!)

Position and Schedule

• Cooks and Kitchen Staff
• Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Prepare all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roast items per standardized recipes
• Prepares and serves all sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items per standardized recipes
• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders
• Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved
• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production
• Also must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in Attendance Policy

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and following instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions
• A minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.