Cook

Wyndemere Senior Living; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Full benefits package

23 days PTO

401K match

Job summary

Wyndemere Senior Living in Wheaton, IL is hiring a hospitality-focused Cook to join our Culinary team onsite. This full-time role handles hands-on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department, maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness.

Shift is 11:00am–7:30pm with weekends availability. Pay is $20–$22/hr plus a full benefits package (medical, vision, dental, 23 days PTO, 401K match) and a $1,000 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• High-volume restaurant experience.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience.
• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.).
• Must be able to work various shifts (kitchen closes at 7pm).

Responsibilities

• Exemplify cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that meet nutritional criteria.
• Demonstrate cooking speed, accuracy and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service and make revisions to improve service.
• Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner that supports a positive marketing environment.
• Support driving top-line revenue and occupancy.

Skills

High-volume restaurant experience

1 year cooking experience

Cooking procedures knowledge

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus

Benefits start the 1st of the month after your start date!

No late nights - healthy work/life balance!

Shift: Full-time 11:00am-7:30pm; open availability including weekends

Pay: $20 - $22/hr + full benefits package (Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 23 days PTO, 401K Match)

When you work at Wyndemere Senior Living, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Wyndemere Senior Living is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our Culinary team onsite in Wheaton, IL! This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department; also responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Cook:

• Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.


• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.


• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required Nutritional/Dietary criteria as required by local regulations and correctly prepare diets provided per Policy and Procedure.


• Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.


• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.


• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.


• Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance; and conduct evaluations to make revisions in operations / procedures to promote improved food service.


• Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.


• Supports creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma


• High-volume restaurant experience, working on the line


• Culinary degree preferred


• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience


• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)


• Must be able to work various shifts (kitchen closes at 7pm)

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