Cook

The Palace Group; Florida; Sur place; USD 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Palace Group in the Town of Florida, NY is seeking a Cook to prepare and handle meals at BrandNewPalace. Your main responsibility will be ensuring meals meet standards set by the Chef and satisfy residents.

The ideal candidate has 2 years of experience in institutional cooking and understands the importance of sanitation and food safety regulations. Flexibility is key, as the role requires working rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in quantity cooking in an institutional kitchen.
• Must be able to speak, read & write English; Spanish preferred.
• Ability to practice The Palace Principles.

Responsabilités

• Prepare & handle meals under the direction of the Chef.
• Order inventory and rotate food items as needed.
• Apportion food items based on diet order and residents’ preferences.

Connaissances

Ability to estimate quantities of food required

Maintain sanitation standards

Ability to follow supervisor’s instructions

Good verbal communication

Work under pressure

Formation

Culinary school student or graduate

High school degree or equivalent

Description du poste

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Luxury Senior Living Communities

In Kendall, Coral Gables, Homestead and Weston

Is looking for

Cook

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BrandNewPalace at Weston

An Independent, Assisted Living & Memory Care Community

Winner of Gallup's Great Workplace Award

The #1 Priority of this position is…

Prepare & handle meals under the direction of the Chef, in accordance with the daily production schedule, to the satisfaction of the supervisor & residents.

• Ability to estimate quantities of food required
• Order inventory and rotate food items as needed.
• Apportion food items based on diet order and residents’ food preferences.
• Properly store & label food items.
• Maintain sanitation standards & food handling procedures based on County, State & Federal regulations.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in quantity cooking in an institutional kitchen with mechanical food service equipment.
• Culinary school student or graduate, preferred.
• High school degree or equivalent, preferred. Basic math skills required.
• Ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.
• Must be able to speak, read & write English. Spanish, preferred.
• Ability to practice The Palace Principles (“Teamwork”, “Safety” & “Ask! Don’t Assume!”)

The Ideal Candidate

• Polite, responsible, always on time, resourceful, accurate & conscientious.
• Flexible as to work schedule. Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays & in emergencies
• Work in a safe and responsible manner, including taking precautions & safe work practices.
• Obey the established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management & security
• Report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair & maintenance needs.
• Able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out oral or written instructions.
• Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently AND as a team member.
• Follow up with supervisor, co-workers or residents regarding complaints, problems & concerns.
• Demonstrate good verbal communications & interpersonal skills.