Cook

Burcham Hills; Lansing (MI); In loco; USD 30.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Senior advocacy

Rewarding hospitality driven environment

Growth opportunities

Diverse culture

Option to be paid daily

Discounted employee meals

Free parking

Employee Assistance Program

Eligible for benefits as of the 31st day of employment

Employee recognition programs

Beautiful, resort-like campus on 38 acres

Descrizione del lavoro

Burcham Hills in Lansing, MI is seeking a dedicated Cook to join its culinary team. The role involves preparing high-quality meals with attention to sanitation and customer satisfaction. Candidates should be ServSafe certified, with experience in quantity food preparation preferred. The environment offers opportunities for growth, employee meals, and recognition programs. Join us to make a positive impact on the lives of seniors in a rewarding hospitality-driven environment.

Competenze

• One-year experience in quantity food production preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and exercise independent judgment.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Mansioni

• Prepare palatable and attractive meals from standardized recipes.
• Ensure sanitary conditions in all work areas of the kitchen.
• Meet dietary restrictions and fulfill special requests for residents.

Conoscenze

Food preparation

Sanitation standards

Customer service

Time management

Formazione

ServSafe Certification

Descrizione del lavoro

Burcham Hills is an upscale senior living retirement community located in the backyard of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. We currently have a vacancy for a Cook to work a Full or Part Time schedule. Join our culinary team and make a resident’s day by providing them with a flavorful quality meal. We produce a diverse array of foods that you would not expect in a retirement community, alongside some of the usual suspects. We offer nutritious items as well as items that are just plain good eating. We serve 65 different scratch soups in our 5-week menu cycle before one repeats! Do you have an item to add to our repertoire? Let’s work together to make a difference.

In this position a Cook will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality food preparation and presentation. Ensure that a clean and sanitary work environment is maintain, in addition to but not limited to the following duties:

• Quality of Food: prepare palatable and attractive meals in sufficient quantities from standardized recipes for residents’ meals, monitor food served relative to appearance, temperature, sanitary and quality standards and portion control
• Sanitation: ensure sanitary conditions in all work areas of the kitchen meet or exceed health department requirements, documentation is done, proper food handling, accurate labeling and dating, work area organized, monitor equipment, report concerns to manager, etc.
• Customer Satisfaction and Teamwork: courteous – the answer is “yes”, orders are accurate, meals are delivered timely, dietary restrictions honored, empowered to meet resident’s needs and fulfill special requests, etc.

If you like to smile, enjoy providing exceptional hospitality, and want to work in a fun and rewarding environment where you are positively affecting the lives of seniors, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications:

• ServSafe Certified (or ability to obtain within 90 days).
• One-year experience in quantity food production and preparation methods preferred. Works well under stressful/high volume work periods.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, exercise independent judgment and follow through to completion with little or no supervision.
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend written and oral instructions in English effectively to interpret and explain the menu, refer or answer questions, understand resident requests and resident dietary needs, as well as follow rules and safety requirements.
• Ability to communicate with, understand, empathize with, work with, and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, government agencies/personnel, general public, peers, supervisors and subordinates.

PERKS OUTSIDE OF THE PAYCHECK:

• Senior advocacy
• Rewarding hospitality driven environment
• Growth opportunities
• Diverse culture
• Option to be paid daily
• Discounted employee meals
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Program to all employees
• Eligible for benefits as of the 31 st day of employment if Full Time
• Employee recognition programs
• Beautiful, resort-like campus on 38 acres