Lead Cook: Elevate Resident Dining with Kitchen Leadership

Provision Living, LLC; South Lyon (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Provision Living, LLC is seeking a Lead Cook for our South Lyon community. You will lead food preparation and kitchen workflow during assigned shifts, ensuring meals are nutritious, flavorful, and served on time.

You’ll train culinary team members, monitor quality, and enforce food safety and dietary standards to support a welcoming dining experience for residents. Applicants should have 2+ years of professional cooking experience, ServSafe certification, and the ability to work evenings,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional cooking experience, preferably in senior living, healthcare, or hospitality.
• Previous Lead Cook or shift‑lead experience preferred.
• ServSafe Certification, or ability to obtain certification within the required timeframe.
• Knowledge of food preparation, food safety, sanitation, and special dietary needs.
• Ability to read and follow menus, recipes, production schedules, and dietary instructions.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals according to established menus, recipes, production schedules, portion standards, and resident needs.
• Lead food preparation and kitchen workflow during assigned shifts to support timely meal service.
• Monitor food quality, flavor, temperature, presentation, and portioning before and during service.
• Adjust food preparation as directed to accommodate therapeutic diets, texture‑modified diets, allergies, and other special dietary needs.
• Assist with receiving, storage, inventory, product rotation, and maintaining appropriate food and supply levels.
• Support catering, special events, resident celebrations, marketing functions, and other community dining needs.
• Ensure culinary equipment is used, cleaned, and maintained properly and report repair needs to the Director.
• Provide task‑level direction to culinary team members during assigned shifts.
• Coordinate food preparation assignments and monitor workflow to support efficient service.
• Provide hand‑on training and reinforce established recipes, procedures, and quality expectations.
• Communicate staffing, performance, food quality, or operational concerns to the Director.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and excellent service.
• Follow and reinforce safe food handling, preparation, storage, cooling, reheating, service temperature, sanitation, and cleaning practices.
• Complete required temperature logs, production records, cleaning schedules, and other culinary documentation accurately.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, organized, and safe kitchen and food preparation environment.
• Follow health department, company, and other applicable food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Support consistent and timely meal service in coordination with dining service team members.
• Respond professionally to routine resident feedback and communicate concerns requiring follow‑up to the Director.
• Assist with monitoring food waste and proper use of food and supplies.
• Work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts as community needs require.
• Demonstrate and uphold Provision Living's mission, values, and culture standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Provision Living, LLC is seeking a Lead Cook for our South Lyon community. You will lead food preparation and kitchen workflow during assigned shifts, ensuring meals are nutritious, flavorful, and served on time.

You’ll train culinary team members, monitor quality, and enforce food safety and dietary standards to support a welcoming dining experience for residents. Applicants should have 2+ years of professional cooking experience, ServSafe certification, and the ability to work evenings,