Cook (Healthcare)

Archway Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Archway Management is seeking a Cook for the Dietary Department. The role involves preparing meals, supervising staff, and ensuring timely service alongside maintaining sanitation standards.

You will work under the Dietary Manager, follow recipes and production sheets, and help manage inventory and staff coverage. Flexibility in hours is required as per facility needs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or Culinary Tech graduate.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow recipes, production sheets, counts, diet orders, tray tickets, and all employee responsibilities and flows.
• Understand after training on computer software system for resident information and preferences.
• Must be ServSafe Certified or able to earn within the first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• The Cook works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.
• Preparing and portioning hot and cold menu items according to the proper menu and recipe as noted on the production sheet counts.
• Serving Resident meals according to the correct meal service times.
• Coverage for any staff members who call out due to illness.
• Maintain sanitation standards as required by the state Department of Health regulations.
• Label, wrap, and date all unused food items in the correct areas.

Skills

Reading recipes and menus

Food safety awareness

Staff communication

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High School diploma or Culinary Tech

Tools

Kitchen software/system

Job description

PositionSummary

The Cook performs designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department to include preparing meals correctly and timely, supervising employee staff, and is accountable to the Dietary Manager. In the absence of the Dietary Manager, the Cook is accountable for overseeing and supporting the staff.

Qualifications

• HighSchoolorCulinaryTechGraduate.
• Abilitytoread,understandandfollowrecipes,productionsheetscounts,dietorders,trayticketsandallemployeeworkresponsibilitiesandflows.
• Understandaftertrainingoncomputersoftwaresystemforresidentinformationandpreferences.
• MustbeServSafeCertifiedorabletoearnwithinthefirst90daysofstarting.

Duties

• The Cook works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.

Responsibleforthefollowingdailyactivitiesbutnotlimitedtosuchasfollows:

• Preparingandportionshotandcoldmenuitemsaccordingtopropermenuandrecipeasnotedontheproductionsheetcounts.
• ServingResidentmealsaccordingtothecorrectmealservicetimes.
• Coverageforanystaffmemberswhocalloutduetoillness.
• Assureallcorrectfoodandequipmenttemperaturesarebeingrecordedbymeal.
• Dailyresidentand facility employee interactiontoassureresidentsaresatisfied and being provided correctly.
• MaintainhigheststandardofsanitationasrequiredbythestateDepartmentofHealthregulations.
• Practiceclean, safeworkenvironment.
• Willing to work flexible work hours.
• Track inventory and communicate to the Dietary Manager and low supplies or place orders for needed items.
• Label, wrap and date all unused food items in the correct areas.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• Support and follow Pollak Innovation Management and facility Policies and Procedures.

Responsible for the following daily activities in the absence of the Dietary Manager as follows but not limited to:

• Assure staff is clocking in on time as per their schedule.
• Discipline staff not completing their job assignments correctly.
• Conduct daily huddle meetings for staff communication and direction.