Cook — Team Kitchen with Growth, PTO & Benefits

Missouri Veterans Home-Mexico; Mexico (MO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Savings plan match

Paid time off

Job summary

Missouri Veterans Commission seeks friendly kitchen staff to prepare meals per recipes and help serve diets as ordered by physicians. You will perform daily production tasks and assist a small team of Food Service Assistants, ensuring proper handling and storage of food.

Join a facility that emphasizes sanitary kitchen practices, equipment cleaning, and adherence to policy. 1–2 years of related work experience is expected, with opportunities for growth within Missouri Veterans Commission.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of work experience in food service or related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to recipes and serve according to diets as ordered by the physician.
• Perform a variety of skilled cooking assignments, including daily preparation of portions of a large production meal and intermittent preparation of all portions of a large production meal
• Coordinate activities of a small work group including Food Service Assistants as needed
• Ensure food is handled, stored, and served within protocols
• Maintain sanitary conditions in the kitchen by participating in the cleaning of stoves, cookers, kettles and all other related cooking and food storage devices
• Operate equipment, making sure it is properly cleaned and sanitized after each use and report problems per facility policy

Skills

Food service experience

Job description

Missouri Veterans Commission seeks friendly kitchen staff to prepare meals per recipes and help serve diets as ordered by physicians. You will perform daily production tasks and assist a small team of Food Service Assistants, ensuring proper handling and storage of food.

Join a facility that emphasizes sanitary kitchen practices, equipment cleaning, and adherence to policy. 1–2 years of related work experience is expected, with opportunities for growth within Missouri Veterans Commission.