Cook

Grand Haven Senior Living; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Grandhaven Senior Living in Lansing, MI is seeking full-time and part-time cooks to prepare soups, stocks, sauces, and daily meals for our residents, following standardized recipes and special diet orders.

You will plan production to meet serving hours, ensure quality, temperature, and appearance of food, and maintain dependable attendance. Requires at least three years of cooking experience and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• 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 communication

Time management

Math / measurements

Culinary experience

Following instructions

Job description

Grandhaven Senior Living is looking for full time and part time Cooks for our beautiful senior living community located in Lansing, MI. If you're looking to be part of a team that takes pride in making a difference in people's lives, Grandhaven Senior Living is the place you want to work!

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.