Cooks

ML Healthcare; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvan Shores Health and Wellness in La Porte, TX, seeks a Cook for a full-time shift from 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM. You will prepare and plate meals in a sanitary kitchen, follow standardized recipes, and ensure meals meet diet orders and quality standards.

Responsibilities include planning production to align with serving times, managing supplies, and maintaining punctual attendance. Prior experience in long-term care is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED a plus.
• Current food managers certificate.
• At least one year of prior experience in food preparation in long-term care (Preferred).
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food in a sanitary manner.
• Prepare all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roast items per standardized recipes
• Prepares and serves all sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items per standardized recipes
• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders
• Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved
• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production
• Must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in Attendance Policy

Skills

English communication

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Planning and organization

Math and conversions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Current food manager certificate

Job description

At Sylvan Shores Health and Wellness, our associates are our most valuable asset. Each associate provides a service that directly or indirectly affects patients, families, other team members, and the public. We strive to excel in providing the highest quality healthcare and customer service possible, which is incumbent upon the excellence and commitment of our leaders and caregivers.

Cook in Skilled Nursing / Healthcare

La Porte, TX

Position: Cook

Schedule: Full- Time 5a - 1:30pm

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food in a sanitary manner.
• Prepare all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roast items per standardized recipes
• Prepares and serves all sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items per standardized recipes
• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders
• Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved
• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production
• Must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in Attendance Policy

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED a plus
• Current food managers certificate
• At least one year of prior experience in food preparation in long-term care (Preferred)
• Ability to understand and following instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.