Lead Cook

Otterbein Cridersville; Pemberville (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance with free virtual/te

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Otterbein SeniorLife seeks a Lead Cook to craft appealing meals for residents in a nonprofit senior living community. The role emphasizes delivering restaurant-style dining in a home-like setting and aligning with person-centered care values.

The position supports with menu development, food safety, and kitchen operations, offering benefits like medical coverage, PTO, 401(k) with match, and tuition-related perks. This role is part-time and onsite, focused on quality and compassionate service.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required.
• Serv Safe certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in menu development, staffing, specials, etc.
• Take reservations and execute hibachi meals in main restaurant.
• Manage food purchases for the area assigned; determine needs and quantities.
• Control food costs through wastage control, stock rotation, and menu planning.
• Supervise food preparation, cooking, and plating methods for all recipes.
• Ensure proper use of kitchen equipment and timely production records.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring and evaluating culinary staff.
• Ensure deadlines are met in food production and support absence coverage.
• Maintain professional appearance and motivate partners.
• Follow all company policies and complete shifts as assigned.
• Maintain sanitation and HACCP standards; ensure proper temperatures.
• Keep workstations clean and equipment orderly.

Education

Culinary Degree preferred

High School Diploma or GED required

Serv Safe certification

Job description

Join Otterbein SeniorLife – a place that ignites your passion. You’ll find days filled with opportunities and memorable experiences. Become part of a team dedicated to caring for others. Career opportunities available for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, Culinary, Maintenance, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, and more.

Where Purpose Lives

Working Together for the Residents

At Otterbein, you are not just an “employee”; you are a partner in care. We believe in working together toward a common goal. Our focus is on person-centered care that honors both residents and their choices. Join a community of talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, and endearing individuals, among many other wonderful qualities.

What Makes a Meaningful, Rewarding Career?

It’s when you become a part of something bigger. You’re advancing and growing. You’re making a positive impact on the lives of others. It’s when you discover what you were born to do. It’s where you want to be. That’s Otterbein.

Life at Otterbein is progressive, supportive, fun, and inspiring.

• Medical insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Vision and dental insurance
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Life insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with company match
• Employee-sponsored fund for employees in need
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  *Benefits may vary based on position and location.
• Person-centered care
• Low staff-to-resident ratio
• Modern, state-of-the-art communities
• Top-quality equipment
• Safety programs in place
• Online employee platform for peer recognition and engagement

Otterbein is currently seeking a talented Lead Cook to join our team at our vibrant, not-for-profit retirement community. The individual in this position is responsible for creating delicious, attractive meals for our residents. This is an important role that significantly impacts the quality of life of our residents. We offer restaurant-style dining for our residents in a comfortable, home-like atmosphere. If you have the desire to serve older persons in a faith-based environment, this is the place for you.

At Otterbein, you’re more than an employee, you’re a Partner in Caring. Together, we work side by side toward a shared goal: delivering person-centered care that respects every resident and the choices they make.

Whether in our vibrant communities, our welcoming small house neighborhoods, Home Health, Hospice or Home Office, we provide the highest level of compassionate, quality care.

Join our team of Partners who are talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, endearing, and truly one-of-a-kind.

Shift: Part-time

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Executive Chef in menu development, staffing, specials, etc. as needed. Take reservations and execute hibachi meals in main restaurant.
• In charge of food purchases for the area assigned; determine need and quantity of items needed to produce the everyday rotations.
• Ensure that food costs are controlled through a variety of techniques: wastage control, stock rotation, menu planning, recipes, etc.
• Ensure that labor is controlled through accurate work schedules and estimates worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignments.
• Supervising the correct food preparation, cooking and plating methods and techniques for all production of recipes.
• Supervising the correct use of kitchen equipment.
• Completion of production records to include used and unused portions and shortages of product.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring and evaluating culinary staff’s performance for evaluations.
• Responsibility in overall kitchen operation in absents of Executive Chef.
• Ensures all deadlines are met in food production based on production orders.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work related problems.
• Maintains a professional appearance at all times (clean & well groomed.)
• Suggest plans and follow up to motivate partners.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.
• Complete shifts as assigned. Assist with other functions as needed.

Food Safety/Sanitation

• Responsible for ensuring proper presentation, portion control, and maintenance of proper serving temperatures – follows HACCP standards.
• Maintains sanitation and orderliness of all equipment, supplies and utensils within work area.
• Ensures all foods items are handled appropriately during preparation.
• Ensures proper food preparation by utilizing approved recipes and in following prescribed production standards.
• Ensures display equipment is clean and free of debris during meal service.
• Ensures all equipment is cleaned, as assigned and in a timely fashion.
• Ensures all workstations are cleaned thoroughly before leaving the area for other assignments.

Qualifications:

• Education: Culinary Degree preferred. High School or GED required.
• Licensure/Certification: Serv Safe

BENEFITS*

• Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
• Paid Holidays for a healthy work-life balance
• Access to DailyPay, enabling you to access up to 100% of your earned wages on a daily basis
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year for ANY field of study
• Tuition Discounts through exclusive partnerships with the University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College
• Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund available for those facing unforeseen challenges
• Legal & Identity Theft Protection

Growth & Development

• University Partnerships with University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College for exclusive tuition discounts
• Multiple Partner Discounts available for various products and services through Access Perks
• Access to 1,000s of hours of personal and professional development material through RightNow Media @ Work

*Some benefits, including PTO and tuition reimbursement, are based on hours worked.

For more than 100 years, Otterbein has provided senior housing options rooted in respect and community. We’re a non-profit 501(c)(3) health and human service organization, so our values and initiatives are focused on serving our residents.

Otterbein SeniorLife consists of lifestyle communities, revolutionary small house neighborhoods, home health, and hospice care in Ohio and Indiana. We offer different lifestyle options for seniors through independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, memory support, respite care, in-home care, and hospice services.

In accordance with the Transparency in Coverage (TIC) regulations, partners can find health plan machine-readable files (MRF) here: