Cook/Baker

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania; Whitemarsh Township (PA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Pennsylvania seeks a Cook/Baker to join their team. The role focuses on providing exceptional dining experiences in accordance with established health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a background in culinary arts, strong communication abilities, and a passion for food service excellence.

Benefits

Industry-leading benefits including $0 cost medical coverage option

Paid Lunch

Tuition and Educational Reimbursement

Free Gym Membership

Discounts on movies, theme parks, hotels, etc.

Qualifications

• Four years or more of experience as a cook/baker preferred.
• Critical understanding of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and production sheets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food items to the highest quality standards.
• Monitor meals and make corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and operability of kitchen equipment.

Skills

Knowledge of sanitation practices

Ability to read standardized recipes

Good written and oral communication

Education

Associate degree in culinary arts

Job description

Cook/Baker

PRN | Days (7 am - 3 pm)

**Pay Rate - $22/hr**

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assists individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

Benefits/Perks for Full Time & Part Time staff:

• Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays
• Paid Lunch (Paid while you work!)

Benefits/Perks for ALL staff:

• Option for pay in lieu of benefits.
• Pay on-demand. Access up to $500 of your earned wages in real-time.
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• Discounts on meals
• Free Gym Membership
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Competitive pay rates to attract the best talent
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning
• A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally

As a Cook/Baker, you will carry out our Mission of Love by providing the best quality dining service, through continuous training, to maintain an enjoyable dining experience for our residents in a clean, healthy, and safe environment.

Our Cook/Baker is responsible for the following:

• Completes dining services duties in a timely manner as assigned by supervisor in accordance with established dietary policies and procedures. Responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of all food items to the highest quality standards. Responsible for monitoring meals and to take appropriate corrective actions in response to identified irregularities in flavor, appearance, temperature of food products. Return disposal of food waste in safe and hygienic manner.
• Uses dining equipment in a safe and effective manner as trained by supervisor. Performs routine minor equipment cleaning and maintenance to ensure all equipment remains in a clean and operable condition. Recognizes and reports upon first notice any equipment or environmental condition that needs corrective action or preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for producing forecasted amounts utilizing Production Worksheets, using corrective recipe for consistency, and monitoring and recording temperatures for all food served. Documents amounts prepared and leftover to support in the management and ordering of foods.
• Directs and leads the preparation and baking of foods and using a variety of equipment designed for bakery production.
• Directs and assists in the production of foods from preprinted developed recipes following the requirements listed on food production sheets and using both Cook/Chill and Conventional baking, cooking equipment.
• Coordinates bakery production with available equipment to ensure efficient use of equipment and timely completion of food production processes
• Portions and pans finished bakery products into designated pans, and chill product using appropriate procedures in Blast Chiller.

What You Have:

• Four years or more of experience as a cook/baker preferred.
• Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts issued by an accredited culinary school preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of degree or certificate where applicable.
• Ability to read, understand and follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and therapeutic and mechanically altered diets required. Strong knowledge of sanitation practices and food services regulations preferred.
• Experience preparing a wide variety of foods, including soups, sauces, and gravies preferred follows standardized recipes, production sheet, recipe.
• Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.