Cook (Healthcare)

Pearl of Hillside; Hillside (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearl of Hillside in Hillside, IL is seeking a Cook Supervisor to perform meal preparation and oversee dietary staff within the Dietary Department, ensuring meals are prepared correctly and on time.

The role requires supervisory experience, the ability to follow recipes and production sheets, and Serve Safe certification or willingness to earn within 90 days. The Cook Supervisor reports to the Dietary Manager and supports sanitation and compliance throughout the facility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or Culinary Tech required.
• Must be Serve Safe certified or able to earn within the first 90 days.
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes, production sheets counts, diet orders, tray tickets and all employee responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion hot and cold menu items per production sheet counts and recipes.
• Serve resident meals according to service times.
• Cover for staff as needed due to illness and maintain staff schedules.
• Ensure temperatures and sanitation standards are recorded for each meal.
• Interact with residents and staff to ensure satisfaction and proper service.
• Maintain highest sanitation standards as required by health regulations.
• Label, wrap and date unused food items and monitor inventory.

Skills

Recipe reading

Production sheet literacy

Diet order comprehension

Tray ticket interpretation

Computer literacy

Serve Safe certification

Education

High School diploma or Culinary Tech

Tools

Resident information system

Job description

Pearl of Hillside -

Cook

Position Summary:

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 Supervisor is accountable for overseeing and supporting the staff.

Qualifications:

High School or Culinary Tech Graduate.

Ability to read, understand and follow recipes, production sheets counts, diet orders, tray tickets and all employee work responsibilities and flows.

Understand after training on computer software system for resident information and preferences.

Must be Serve Safe Certified or able to earn within the first 90 days of starting.

Duties:

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

Responsible for the following daily activities but not limited to as follows:

• Preparing and portions hot and cold menu items according to 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.
• Assure all correct food and equipment temperatures are being recorded by meal.
• Daily resident and facility employee interaction to assure residents are satisfied and being provided correctly.
• Maintain highest standard of sanitation as required by the state Department of Health regulations.
• Practice clean, safe work environment.
• 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.
• 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.

Experience:

Minimum of 1 years of previous Dietary (Healthcare) or Restaurant Experience.

Previous Supervisory Experience preferred.

Are you looking for a career that uses your culinary and leadership skills to provide care and compassion to the elderly? Pollak Innovation Management can offer you the opportunity to use those skills and grow in our company.