Cooks (Healthcare)

Pearl-Healthcare-2; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Pollak Innovation Management in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Cook to perform designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department, including meal preparation, supervising staff, and reporting to the Dietary Manager. In the absence of the Dietary Manager, the Cook Supervisor oversees and supports the staff.

The role requires reading recipes, following production sheets and diet orders, maintaining sanitation, and being flexible with work hours.

Qualifications

• Must read and follow recipes and production sheets accurately.
• Able to interpret diet orders and tray tickets.
• Must understand computer software for resident information.
• Must be ServeSafe Certified or able to earn within the first 90 days of starting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion hot and cold menu items per production sheet.
• Serve resident meals at correct service times.
• Cover for staff call-outs due to illness.
• Record temperatures of food and equipment by meal.
• Interact with residents and facility staff to ensure satisfaction.
• Maintain sanitation per state health regulations.
• Willing to work flexible hours.
• Track inventory and communicate low supplies; place orders.
• Label, wrap and date unused food items.
• Support facility policies and procedures.
• In absence of Dietary Manager, oversee staff and conduct daily huddle.

Skills

Read recipes and production sheets

Follow diet orders and tray tickets

Basic food safety knowledge

Ability to supervise staff

Education

High School diploma or Culinary Tech Graduate

Tools

Kitchen computer software

Job description

PositionSummary:

TheCookperformsdesignatedworkandcleaningroutinesfortheDietaryDepartmenttoincludepreparingmealscorrectlyandtimely,supervisingemployeestaff,andisaccountabletotheDietaryManager.IntheabsenceoftheDietaryManager,theCookSupervisorisaccountableforoverseeingandsupportingthestaff.

Qualifications:

• HighSchoolorCulinaryTechGraduate.
• Abilitytoread,understandandfollowrecipes,productionsheetscounts,dietorders,trayticketsandallemployeeworkresponsibilitiesandflows.
• Understandaftertrainingoncomputersoftwaresystemforresidentinformationandpreferences.
• MustbeServeSafeCertifiedorabletoearnwithinthefirst90daysofstarting.

Duties:

Responsibleforthefollowingdailyactivitiesbutnotlimitedtoasfollows:

• Preparingandportionshotandcoldmenuitemsaccordingtopropermenu and recipeas noted on theproductionsheetcounts.
• 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.
• 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:

• Minimumof2yearsofpreviousDietary(Healthcare) or Restaurant Experience.
• PreviousSupervisoryExperiencepreferred.

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.