Cook

Masonicare; Mystic (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Masonicare in Mystic, CT is seeking a kitchen staff member for a 12-hour day and evening shift. This role focuses on safe food preparation, sanitation, and courteous service to residents in a senior dining setting.

You will follow schedules, maintain HACCP compliance, help with inventory, and collaborate with residents, staff, and supervisors to ensure quality meals and safety. Prior kitchen experience is preferred; a High School diploma or GED is required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED; culinary program recommended.
• Experience: 1-3 years in kitchen.
• Sanitation: Sanitation certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow posted schedule and manage requested days off.
• Accurately record hours on time clocks.
• Maintain clean uniform and professional appearance.
• Follow HACCP and sanitation guidelines.
• Deliver courteous customer service to residents and staff.
• Prepare food for residents, staff, and events.
• Keep areas and equipment clean and properly labeled.
• Assist with inventory, ordering, and receiving.
• Interact professionally with residents and coworkers.
• Participate in mandatory in-services including HIPAA and safety standards.
• Fill in for other dining roles as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

Culinary terms

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary program recommended

Job description

12 Hours Day & Evening Shift

“We are committed to supporting our employees with competitive pay, matching 401K retirement plan, work-life balance, and career growth opportunities.”

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Maintain adherence to posted schedule ensuring to follow proper procedures for requested days off and calling out, and reporting to work at the proper time.
2. Maintain proper time-clock procedures to ensure an accurate account of hours worked.
3. Report to work in proper uniform (laundered and maintained by employee) to ensure a clean and professional appearance.
4. Adhere to all guidelines and procedures for safe food handling, HACCP, and general sanitation.
5. Demonstrates customer service skills, treating all customers, visitors, and co-workers with courtesy and respect. Handles all customer issues professionally and uses all options provided to satisfy customer.
6. Prepares food products for residents, staff and catered events that meet standards for quantity and quality and presentation.
7. Adhere to proper sanitation guidelines. Ensure all work areas and equipment are clean and sanitized and all stored product is labeled, dated, and properly rotated.
8. Assists in inventory, ordering, and receiving of food products as needed.
9. Must interact with residents, coworkers, and supervisors in a professional manner.
10. Utilize and direct utility staff efficiently.
11. Accept critiques and suggestions professionally and use them as a vehicle to improvement.
12. Make recommendations with regard to the menu and new food products.
13. Reports any safety issues, equipment malfunctions and others to supervisors.
14. Ensure proper safe food handling and hand washing procedures are followed, and proper sanitation of trays, work areas and equipment used.
15. Attend all mandatory in-services, obligations, and meetings including (but not limited to) HIPPA, Corporate Compliance, AMIS, TB, and The 7 Standards.
16. Functions in all other dining services department roles as needed to fill holes in the schedule.
17. All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or GED. Completion of Culinary program recommended.

Experience: 1-3 years of experience in the kitchen

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Sanitation certification preferred.

Key Competencies: Knowledge of food sanitation requirements and regulations. Knowledge of culinary terms and procedures.

Provides care and services that demonstrate behaviors and the principles of person-centered care including affording people dignity, respect and compassion, offering coordinated care, support and treatment and care that is personalized.