Cooks / Kitchen Staff

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent PTO

Competitive Pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Insurances

Job summary

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness in Houston, TX is seeking dedicated cooks and kitchen staff for a full‑time role in a skilled nursing setting. You will prepare soups, stocks, sauces, and entrees following standardized recipes and dietary guidelines to ensure quality and consistency for residents.

The role emphasizes timely meal production, careful measurement, clean work areas, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Minimum three years of cook experience in hotel, restaurant, club, or similar.
• Ability to plan and organize work and interpret recipes and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare soups, stocks, sauces; braise and roast items per recipes.
• Prepare sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items per recipes.
• Follow standard recipes and dietary orders.
• Plan production to coordinate with meal serving hours while maintaining quality.
• Determine amount and type of food and supplies needed and ensure availability.
• Maintain dependability and punctuality per Attendance Policy.

Skills

English instruction follow-through

Measurements & conversions

3+ years cook experience

Plan and organize work

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Job description

Do you love a challenge? Are you a customer service champion who understands that a great first impression is essential for customer satisfaction? If so we want to meet you! At Cypress Pointe, 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.

Cooks and Kitchen Staff in Skilled Nursing / Healthcare

This role is in Houston, TX

Why Join Our Team?

• Excellent PTO and time off
• Competitive Pay
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 100% company-paid life insurance & LTD/AD&D insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurances (Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Policies, Legal Plans, & More!)

Position and Schedule

• Cooks and Kitchen Staff
• Full-Time

Responsibilities

• 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
• Also must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in Attendance Policy

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and following instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions
• A minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution
• 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.