Dishwasher/Prep Cook (Part Time)

Merrill Gardens, LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing company dedicated to providing quality care to seniors! As a Prep Cook, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our residents enjoy delicious, nutritious meals in a safe and welcoming environment. This position offers a stable career with opportunities for advancement, competitive pay, and excellent benefits, including a free daily meal. If you're passionate about food and have a heart for serving seniors, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in their lives while enjoying a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Highly competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Vacation & sick time

Free daily meal

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality food preparation.
• Experience in high volume, fine dining scratch cooking.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items following recipes and procedures.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation and safety standards.
• Ensure timely preparation of all food items.

Skills

Food Preparation

Scratch Cooking

Food Safety Standards

Computer Skills (MS Outlook, Word)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

College Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Senior Living Prep Cook

Must be available to work weekends

Are you passionate about working with seniors? Are you dedicated to supporting seniors on their wellness journey to ensure they are provided with an atmosphere that values individualism and dignity? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you! Merrill Gardens at West Chester is currently accepting applications for Prep Cooks to help support residents within our beautiful community residents call home.

If you are a compassionate, caring, responsible, and honest individual who genuinely loves working with the senior population, we would love the opportunity to speak with you! Please APPLY TODAY!

We offer our employees:

• Highly competitive pay!
• Benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with generous company match, vacation & sick time, holidays, and more!
• A free daily meal!
• A stable career with a long-term company committed to our team members for 30 years.
• A rapidly growing company with opportunities for advancement
• Tuition reimbursement to help support your opportunities for advancement!

Our Prep Cook are responsible for:

• Assists in preparing all food items following production amounts, proper recipes, and procedures.
• Ensures all food items are prepared in a timely fashion. Uses batch-cooking and cook to order where appropriate to ensure a fresh product.
• Prepares all food products in a manner to ensure the highest level of Food Safety and to preserve nutrients toward meeting the specific dietary requirements of the residents.
• Attends all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
• Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
• Cleans and sanitizes all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
• Practices proper food handling and food storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens and state Food Safety guidelines.
• Maintains documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
• Completes assigned cleaning to ensure compliance and sanitary standards are met.

If you are someone with:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in quality food preparation.
• Experience in scratch cooking in a high volume, fine dining setting.
• Proficiency in computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, etc.
• 1-year previous dining experience in food preparation.
• High School diploma required or GED; college degree or equivalent preferred.

The pay range for this position will vary based on qualifications, experience, education/additional licensure, and other objective factors. Hiring at the maximum is not typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.

Consider applying to become a Prep Cook with the Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities!

Yes, You Can have a meaningful Career!

Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for our residents, families, and team members where every life is defined by the possibilities.

Merrill Gardens is an Equal Opportunity Employer.