Full-Time, Cook - $20/HR - Anchorage Pioneer Home

Nana Management Services, LLC; Alaska; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cook, where your culinary skills will shine in a dynamic Assisted Living kitchen. You will be responsible for preparing and presenting a variety of foods while ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a supportive environment, training staff, and maintaining high-quality food service. If you are passionate about food and customer service, this position is perfect for you. Enjoy working in a collaborative team that values safety, integrity, and respect for all individuals.

Qualifications

• Must have Alaska Food Handlers Card or ServSafe certification.
• At least one year of general food service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for food production and quality control.
• Oversees food serving lines and ensures proper stock levels.
• Trains food service personnel and maintains sanitation logs.

Skills

Food Production

Food Safety Standards (HACCP)

Customer Service

Supervisory Skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The Cook position is responsible for the preparation, production, and presentation of a variety of foods, completion of production sheets and with other associated food service activities for an Assisted Living kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Performs all main line food production duties.

• Prepares food as indicated by par level sheets and in accordance with both Nutritional Services and Health Department standards.

• Reviews the needs of the day with assigned supervisor(s), completes production sheets, verifies supply needs and availability.

• Is responsible for quantity and quality control in food production as well as overall sanitation of assigned areas.

• Assists in training of food service personnel.

• Arranges for food service workers to complete smaller item preparation.

• Oversees food serving lines and coffee bars, ensuring food items are properly stocked.

• Observes and instructs others on the proper rotation (FIFO) procedures to be followed for all food related items.

• Follows all Food Safety Standards (HACCP).

• Completes all freezer, cooler and warming temperature and sanitation logs.

• Supports an active safety program.

• May assist other food service personnel at any given time.

• Other related duties may also be assigned.

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.

• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have High School diploma or GED equivalent.

• Must have Alaska Food Handlers Card or ServSafe certification contingent upon 30 days of hire.

• At least one (1) year of general food service experience.

• This contract requires employees to have the following immunizations: TB. Successful candidates must be able to provide immunization records for this and/or be willing to take the vaccination if offered the job.

• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors: environmentally controlled; requires most or all work to be done inside.

Noise level: Moderate

Office conditions: Pace of work environment: Medium

Customer Interaction: Moderate

Description of environment: Pioneer Home: this is an industrial kitchen located in an assisted living setting.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: None

As part of the onboarding process for this contract you will be required to provide proof that you are free of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

Competencies

Dedication to understanding and exceeding customer expectations/needs.

High volume of customer interaction.

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.

Equal Opportunity Employer NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, gender-identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. NANA grants employment preference to shareholder of NANA, their spouses and descendants to the extent allowed by law.

Accommodation Requests for Job Seekers with a Disability. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require accessibility assistance or an accommodation for any part of the employment process, contact us at [e-mail] or 1-800-478-2000.

Default: Location : Location US-AK-Anchorage

Job ID 2025-17214

NMS Division NMS FFM

Work Type On-Site

Work Location Anchorage

NMS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.