Cook

The View at Pine Ridge; Town of Oconomowoc (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The View at Pine Ridge in Wisconsin is seeking a Cook to join our team in preparing and serving delicious, nourishing meals for residents and families. You will follow production schedules, maintain a clean kitchen, and ensure food safety compliance.

Responsibilities include setting up the kitchen, preparing menu items, timely meal service, and assisting in serving. Excellent time management and calm handling of tasks are essential to create a positive dining experience for residents.

Qualifications

• Must follow time schedules for food production, preparation and serving meals.
• Must maintain a clean, orderly work area and proper sanitation of stored food.

Responsibilities

• Set up the kitchen with utensils and equipment (knives, pans, scales).
• Assist in preparing all menu items per daily production sheets and recipes.
• Prepare food in a timely manner and ensure appealing plate presentation.
• Slightly modify recipes to meet residents' needs and requests.
• Monitor stock and place orders; check freshness and discard out-of-date items.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations in the kitchen.
• Communicate with residents and guests in a kind, respectful manner.
• Provide a positive dining experience and assist in serving at meal times.

Skills

Ability to stay calm

Time management

Job description

We are looking for a cook to join our team and assist in preparing delicious meals for our residents and families, as well as serving our residents. The role of the Cook is to prepare and serve high quality, nourishing and properly prepared food. Must be able to follow time schedules for food production, food preparation and serving meals. Must maintain a work area that is clean and orderly to ensure that all food is stored according to proper sanitation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment, like knives, pans and kitchen scales
• Assist in preparing all menu items as described on the daily production sheets and standardized recipes.
• Prepare food in a timely manner
• Ensure appealing plate presentation
• Slightly modify recipes to meet customers’ needs and requests.
• Monitor food stock and place orders
• Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area
• Communicate with residents and guests in a kind, respectful, and gentle manner
• Maintain training compliance
• Provide a positive dining experience for the residents
• Assist in serving at meal times

Skills

• Ability to remain calm and undertake various tasks
• Excellent time management abilities