Dietary Cook: Large-Scale Meal Prep & Safe Kitchen

PACS Group; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Leave

401k Matching

Job summary

PACS Group is hiring a cook to manage and operate the kitchen in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor in our San Diego facility. The role reports to the Dietary Supervisor and requires maintaining a safe, sanitary kitchen and assisting with meal service.

Responsibilities include preparing meals, following menus, portion control, recording temperatures, and helping with pureed foods. The position offers hourly pay of $19.00-$21.00 and benefits like Sick Leave and 401k Matching.

Qualifications

• Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Ability to prepare tasteful meals and to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Ability to follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
• Ability to prepare special diets accurately.
• Record food temperatures for the meals.
• Prepare pureed foods.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.
• Maintain quaternary solution in sanitizer buckets.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Clean cooking area and serving carts.
• Report resident care concerns and potential issues to Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.
• Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to make the presentation of the food appealing to the residents.
• Ability to cooperate.
• Willing to supervise and to work under supervision.
• To make sure all cleaning schedules are followed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Prepare meals and cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
• Prepare special diets accurately.
• Record food temperatures for the meals.
• Prepare pureed foods.
• Assist with serving meals.
• Keep cooking area and carts clean.

Skills

Cooking

Sanitation & Safety

Menu following

Portion control

Dietary prep

Temperature recording

Pureed foods

Team cooperation

Supervision readiness

Job description

PACS Group is hiring a cook to manage and operate the kitchen in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor in our San Diego facility. The role reports to the Dietary Supervisor and requires maintaining a safe, sanitary kitchen and assisting with meal service.

Responsibilities include preparing meals, following menus, portion control, recording temperatures, and helping with pureed foods. The position offers hourly pay of $19.00-$21.00 and benefits like Sick Leave and 401k Matching.