Culinary Cook - Full Time - Eventide Crete Senior Living

Eventide; Crete (NE); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(B) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Eventide Crete Senior Living in Crete, NE seeks a Culinary Cook for full-time, on-site work with a weekend/holiday rotation. The role involves preparing food in large quantities for multiple units, training new cooks, and improving recipes while monitoring leftovers.

The ideal candidate has strong English communication, knowledge of equipment, and a high school diploma or equivalent, with healthcare food production experience preferred.

Qualifications

• English language proficiency including medical terminology related to the job.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Two years of quantity food production experience in healthcare or similar setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food in large quantities per standards and guidelines.
• Follow recipes and product directions for a range of items.
• Operate kitchen equipment to measure, mix, and cook ingredients.
• Plan production, requisition supplies, and assist with training new cooks.
• Assist with unloading, receiving, and stocking deliveries; maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Communication

English language

Food preparation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Steamer

Rational ovens

Ovens (conventional)

Slicer

Food processor

Job description

Culinary Cook - Full Time - Eventide Crete Senior Living

Job Category: Indirect

Requisition Number: CULIN007699

• Posted : September 3, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Crete Senior Living
Crete, NE 68333, USA

Description

Eventide Crete Senior Living in Crete, NE is seeking a Culinary Cook to work full time, 64 hours per pay period. This schedule includes a weekend and holiday rotation.

The Culinary Cook is responsible for preparing food items in large quantities. This includes all living communities, Eventide Residences, Meals on Wheels and/or catering. This position is responsible for assisting in training new cooks, improving recipes, and monitoring use of leftovers.

Essential Functions

• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other food products for consumption in all units.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Assists with unloading, receiving, and stocking food/supply delivers from the food delivery truck.
• Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing major kitchen equipment by completing daily and weekly cleaning assignments.

Ideal Candidate

• COMMUNICATION: Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the English language including medical terminology related to the job.
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to gain access to the work area and then safely perform the duties of the job. Vision and hearing within normal limits (with or without correction). Must have unrestricted lift/push/pull ability of 50 - pounds, demonstrating strength and agility at Eventide's discretion.
• EQUIPMENT USAGE: Standard and specialized equipment including but not limited to steam jacket, two-compartment electric steamer, Rational Ovens, conventional oven, fan, convection oven, grill, fryer, microwave, warmer, Buffalo food processor, slicer, food chopper, large and small mixers, blender, food processors, refrigerator, freezers, and garbage disposal, computer and food service software.
• AGE REQUIREMENT: At least age 18.
• EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience in quantity food production in health care facility or similar competency level preferred.
• CREDENTIALS: Prep/Cook Level Food Handler Permit required for Eventide campuses in Lancaster County. Must meet Eventide's vaccination requirements.

Compensation
At Eventide, we value our employees and offer a competitive starting pay range of $17.50-19.60 per hour for Culinary Cooks based on qualifications, experience, and location. Shift premiums and differentials are also available, for select positions, paid on employment status and shift worked.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance. As well as ancillary benefits, such as life and disability insurance. Eventide also offers a 403(B) with employer match, paid time off, and many other great perks for working with us.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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