Full-Time Cook: Community Meals & Benefits

Monarch Communities®; Watchung (NJ); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance: Medical/Rx, Dental,

Vision

Dental

Life Insurance/AD&D

Short Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

FSA

401(k) Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Monarch Communities in Watchung, NJ is seeking a Full Time Cook to prepare and serve meals, maintain sanitation, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include HACCP compliance, accurate record keeping, meeting dietary needs, and staying current with food safety standards. The role requires ServSafe certification and weekend availability.

Competitive hourly wages listed as $21.00 - $23.00 with benefits.

Qualifications

• Maintains a current ServSafe certification or able to obtain ServSafe certification.
• One year job related experience including food preparation, full-line menu items and special diets.
• High school diploma or GED accepted.
• Competent in organizational, time management skills and demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Must be able to work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serving quality meals.
• Ensure special dietary needs are met and preparing texture modified food, as directed.
• Ensure compliance with all record keeping, food safety and risk management requirements.
• Monitor food preparation, storage and handling to ensure adherence with HACCP, labeling, and storage protocols to ensure compliance with all food service regulations and policies.
• Maintain accurate hot and cold food, refrigerator, and freezer temperature logs.
• Participates in and attends all in-service training as scheduled.
• Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as community policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

ServSafe certification

Time management

Judgment & decision making

Problem solving

Weekend availability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Monarch Communities in Watchung, NJ is seeking a Full Time Cook to prepare and serve meals, maintain sanitation, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include HACCP compliance, accurate record keeping, meeting dietary needs, and staying current with food safety standards. The role requires ServSafe certification and weekend availability.

Competitive hourly wages listed as $21.00 - $23.00 with benefits.