Cook ~ Senior Living Community ~ Billings

MorningStar Senior Living; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development

Tuition Reimbursement

Free shift meal

Job summary

MorningStar Senior Living in Billings, MT is seeking a dedicated Cook for a full-time, non-exempt position. Schedule: Wednesday through Sunday, 10:30am to 6:30pm, with responsibilities across preparation, cooking, and serving meals for residents.

Responsibilities include following menus, preparing food safely, and ensuring meals are attractive and nutritious, in line with dietary guidelines and facility policies. Benefits and culture emphasize servant-leadership and resident-focused care.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; ability to read and write English.
• Experience: Previous dietary department experience preferred in health care setting.
• Knowledge: Able to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; aware of diets, seasoning, temperatures and waste control.

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Follow meal schedules and standard recipes with informed independence.
• Estimate quantities and portion according to resident needs; monitor waste.
• Cook using baking, roasting, stewing, and steaming methods while preserving flavor.
• Prepare cold foods and beverages as required.

Skills

Food preparation

English literacy

Meal handling

Seasoning knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details

Posted on November 9, 2026

Location

MorningStar of Billings

4001 Bell Ave.

Billings, MT 59106, USA

Rate: $18 USD per hour

Pay or shift range: $18 USD to $20 USD

Culinary

Full-Time

Requisition #: COOKS051189

Description

Cook ~ Senior Living Community

Full-time

Non-exempt

Schedule: Wednesday thru Sunday : 10:30am - 6:30pm

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes, and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

The cook is responsible for preparation, cooking, seasoning, and serving adequate, attractive, nutritious, and balanced meals, including meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruit, soups, salads, desserts, breads, and pastries, as specified and scheduled by the menus. The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal!

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes, but make independent decisions in line with current experience.
• Understand importance of proper food‑handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl.
• Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion controlled guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de‑bone and trim meat, fish and fowl.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam‑cook meats, fish and fowl, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma preferred, but at the minimum the ability to read and write English.
• Experience: Previous experience in the dietary department of health care facility preferred.
• Job Knowledge: Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; aware of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls; ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

https://www.morningstarseniorliving.com/careers/