Cook- Full Time

Covenant Village Inc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Village Inc is seeking a full-time Cook to join their Culinary Team in Gastonia NC. This role offers an opportunity to create high-quality meals and contribute to a vibrant dining environment for residents. Ideal candidates will thrive in a team setting, ensuring exceptional food quality and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Wellness Center privileges

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Eligibility for 403b retirement participation

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Cook with Serv Safe Certification preferred.
• Basic knowledge of food handling techniques and cooking methods.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work in various conditions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for Residents, following high quality and safety standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen.
• Train new personnel as needed.

Skills

Food handling techniques

Sanitation

Cooking methods

Education

Serv Safe Certification

Experience as a Cook (1-2 years)

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Gastonia NC - GASTONIA, NC

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service

Description

Join our Culinary Team where passion meets purpose. Covenant Village has launched an elevated dining experience at the heart of its vibrant retirement community and is seeking culinary pros. This is not your typical senior dining- think season menus, local resourced ingredients, and a scratch kitchen approach. If you have a love for creating delicious, high-quality meals in a dynamic kitchen environment and take pride in your craft, we’d love to hear from you. The ideal candidate thrives in a team setting, brings a strong work ethic, and is eager to contribute to a warm and welcoming dining atmosphere. This is a great opportunity to be part of something new, where your skills and creativity will help shape the culinary experience for our guests.

What you will love about working at Covenant Village as a full-time Cook:

• No late nights
• Great work/life balance
• A steady appreciative clientele who truly value quality dining
• Room for growth as we expand our culinary offerings
• Fantastic benefits including generousPaid Time Off,Wellness Center privileges, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance,eligibility for 403b retirement participation, AFLAC insurance eligibility, professional development, service awards and more.

Function:

To plan, prepare and serve meals for Residents, clients, Employees and guests while following high quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

1. Maintains a friendly, efficient, spirt of service toward Residents, customers, Employees, guests and clients.
2. Opens and closes the kitchen each morning and evening.
3. Maintains high quality standards.
4. Meets production schedules and amounts forecasted.
5. Uses, checks, and keeps accurate records of portion control with food preparation and usage to guard against waste.
6. Prepares and serves meals on time and with accurate and appealing plate presentation.
7. Weights and measures proper amounts of foods as specified in the recipes and follows recipes on a consistent basis for a consistent product.
8. Tastes all food prepared including therapeutic diets.
9. Checks all food leaving preparation area for temperature, taste and eye appeal and records food temperatures on production sheets.
10. Prepares items for the next day while maintaining high quality.
11. Serves and replenishes food on the serving line as needed.
12. Covers, labels and dates all food items placed in refrigerators and or freezers.
13. Follows First in First Out (FIFO) when using products.
14. Makes soap and sanitation water buckets throughout the day to ensure proper sanitation procedures.
15. Keeps refrigerators clean.
16. Cleans work area i.e. stove tops, sandwich machine, deli area, serving line, production tables, etc. and maintains a high level of sanitation and safety at all times.
17. Performs all extra sanitation cleaning on a daily basis to maintain a 95 or higher grade on county health inspections.
18. Records equipment temperatures.
19. Trains new personnel as needed.
20. Follows truth in menu and makes changes only with the consent of the Director of Food and Nutrition, Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition, or Executive Chef.
21. Maintains cleanliness and is properly attired in approved uniforms.
22. Requisitions food and supplies for daily needs.
23. Washes and stores pots and pans and cooking utensils.
24. Cleans and sanitizes all equipment and production area tables at the end of each shift.
25. Understands and prepares therapeutic in-house diets.
26. Attends In-Service training programs.
27. Observes infection control, safety, andpolicy and procedures.
28. Maintains the Mission Statement and Core Values of the company and the Goals of the Food and Nutrition Department.
29. Comes to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
30. Assists with special events as needed.
31. Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Serv Safe Certification preferred. Must have 1-2 years of experience as a Cook. Must have basic knowledge of food handling techniques, sanitation,equipment usage, cooking methods and food preparation. Must be able to read and write on an 8^th grade level. Must be able to see regular print (with or without corrective lenses). Must have adequate sense of smell and taste to assure food quality. Must have ample feeling in fingers to grasp small objects as well as, be able to balance, climb, crouch, pull, push, reach, stand for long periods of time and stoop. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. This position will be exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions including chemical hazards. Adequate safety training and equipment will be provided.