First Cook

Hebrew SeniorLife; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Hebrew Senior Life is seeking a Floating First Cook to support multiple campuses and shifts. Responsibilities include preparing, cooking, and presenting meals per recipes and quality standards while minimizing waste.

The role emphasizes safety, sanitation, and professional collaboration with the Culinary and Nutrition team. The position requires strong knife skills, English fluency, and ServSafe certification within 6 months.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• 5 years of cooking experience required.
• ServSafe Certification required or obtained within 6 months of being in the role.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and produce meals during assigned shift.
• Minimize food waste and manage production levels.
• Produce entrees, vegetables, desserts, and salads per menus and recipes.
• Label, date, and rotate food in walk-in refrigerators/freezers.
• Use, clean, maintain, and store equipment; address maintenance issues.
• Assist in developing recipes and cooking procedures for the Culinary Staff.
• Taste and evaluate food quality and palatability.
• Coordinate with Jr. Sous Chef and Exec Sous Chef for proper execution of specials.

Skills

Knife skills

Food safety

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Quality standards

Culinary production

Adaptability

Professionalism

Education

High School diploma

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Job Description

Under the direction of the Executive Chef or a manager, the Floating First Cook provide support to different schedules, campuses and assignments to fill in open cook’s position. This position is responsible to prepares, cooks and presents food in accordance with quality standards, productivity standards, cost controls and forecast needs. This position need to demonstrate a strong commitment to the philosophy and goals of the mission of Hebrew Senior Life and recognizes patient dignity and choice on aspects of daily life. Strives to make every encounter with a patient a positive and meaningful experience and opportunity, while providing safe and efficient quality of care.

Core Competencies

• Possess and display all hard skills contribute to a successful cook
• Promotes effective interpersonal and interdisciplinary relationships, maintaining professional conduct at all times.
• Able to engage and train colleagues.
• Knowledge of knife skills and safety.
• Ability to read, speak, and understand English to execute food order slips well, while working under pressure in a fast paced environment.
• Knowledge of proper temperatures of beef, chicken, fish, and reheating of food.
• Ability to accurately measure.
• Demonstrate good judgment and initiative in preparing food.
• Motivated to learn.
• Flexible to change.
• Exemplifies professionalism and exhibits values which contribute to the achievement of the mission of the Culinary and Nutrition Department and the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center.

Position Responsibilities

• Kitchen Production:
• Responsible for preparation, cooking, and overall production of the meals during their assigned shift
• Responsible for minimal food waste
• Ensures that the proper amounts of entrees, vegetables, desserts and salads are produced according to the menus and manage daily production sheets in accordance with standardized recipes and preparation methods, portion control, time schedules, and special diet needs.
• Responsible for ensuring that all food in the walk-in refrigerators and freezers is covered, labeled, and dated to ensure all food is being properly rotated.
• Properly uses, cleans, maintains, and stores equipment, identifying and taking appropriate action with any maintenance issues that exist.
• Assists in establishing cooking procedures and methods for the Culinary Staff including the development of recipes.
• Tastes and smells food to determine quality and palatability.
• Responsible for meals going out at a timely manner. Works directly with Jr. Sous Chef and Exec Sous Chef to ensure proper execution of specials.
• Sanitation:
• Ensures that all work areas, storage areas, utensils, and equipment are cleaned, sanitized, and maintained in an orderly fashion according to the latest regulations: local, state, federal, Kosher (if applicable)
• Oversees proper food handling, sanitation technique, food storage, and HACCP procedures
• Follows and adheres to the sanitation action plan to address company’s EOC and Sanitation rounding, local, state and federal sanitation compliance survey.
• Logs temperatures of all food to be served and report any temperatures that exceed industry standards to management.
• Attends in-service training sessions to keep current with knowledge in the field of nutrition, sanitation and dietary as well as general in-services.
• Professionalism:
• Promotes effective interpersonal and interdisciplinary relationships, maintaining professional conduct at all times. Identifies and resolve interpersonal conflicts constructively. Demonstrates a positive supportive attitude towards all. Displays patience and tact when dealing with all customers and staff. Presents department in a positive manner towards visitors, patients and staff. Consistently maintains a courteous and pleasant attitude toward visitors, patients and staff. Communicates effectively in both written and verbal form.
• Follows safety rules, uniform code, jewelry policy, personal hygiene policy as well as state and federal regulations.
• Contributes to the efficient and productive operation of the department. Completes assignments with minimal assistance and total follow up. Exercises initiative, seeking additional tasks and projects from supervisor.
• Accepts assignments readily. Recognizes problems independently and work toward improving systems and procedures.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• 5 years of cooking experience required.
• ServSafe Certification required or obtained within 6 months of being in the role.

Physical Requirements (ADA Requirements)

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to pull 50 pounds.
• Must be able to push 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to walk short distances.
• Frequent bending is involved.
• Must be able to withstand changes in temperature when going in and out of the walk-in refrigerator.

Remote Type

On-site

Salary Range

$19.67 - $27.53