Lead Line Cook

Covenant Living of Colorado; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) with employer match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Fitness center access

Tuition assistance and scholarships

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Job summary

Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL is seeking a Lead Line Cook to prepare, portion, cook and present a variety of hot and cold items for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and events. This role leads line cooks, trains teammates, and ensures high-quality, safe meals in a senior living environment.

Responsibilities include following complex recipes, maintaining sanitation standards, and assisting with inventory.

Qualifications

• High school diploma is required.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit is required.
• ServSafe training is beneficial.
• State sanitation certificate may be required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks foods for the full line including main entrees.
• Leads and trains junior cooks on proper techniques.
• Maintains high sanitation standards and safety compliance.
• Manages inventory and assists with ordering when needed.
• Plans meals and adheres to special diets as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Leadership

Food safety

Inventory management

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Production software

Kitchen equipment

Job description

We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us! Join our Dining team at Covenant Living at Windsor Park as a Lead Line Cook in Carol Stream, IL. Covenant Living at Windsor Park is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) within the not-for-profit Covenant Living organization.

Covenant Living Communities and Services focuses on our employees’ entire wellbeing, offering professional development opportunities, career growth and robust total rewards. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 403b with 3% employer match, paid time off, and much more! The Lead Line Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques. Responsible for the preparation of food for residents in a Senior Living / Healthcare environment. Standardized recipes to achieve proper quantities and consistent high quality. Maintain a high sanitation standard within the department and ensure requirements are met according to organization standards and federal, state, and local regulations. May assist with work direction of other team members. Serves as a lead cook, guiding and assisting in the training of less experienced cooks. Performs advanced cooking duties, including following complex recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for main entrees.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks foods for the full line, to include main entrees.
• Performs advanced cooking duties, including following complex recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for main entrees.
• Selects recipes per menu cycle, prepares bakery items, receives inventory, moves, and lifts foodstuffs and supplies and prepares meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May use production software to enter pre- and post-production data software.
• May take inventory, and/or enter inventory into the production.
• May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers.
• Follows complex recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training and applies principles of food safety to food preparation and sanitation practices.
• Receive inventory, move, and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May produce some batch goods using basic cooking technique.
• Take and record temperatures and correct temperature discrepancies.
• Prepare all necessary foods for meal according to production sheets.
• Complete all prep items according to prep sheet.
• Plate food as ordered with attention to appearance and garnish.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.

Cleaning, Storage and Sanitation

• Clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all regulatory rules and procedures.
• Assist with set ups. Break down and clean up serving lines and other food areas.
• Properly record and label, with appropriate dates and store properly.

Safety and Risk Management

• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.

Education And Work Experience

Required Degree: High school diploma

Certificate(s)

• Current Food Handler’s Permit is required.
• Training in Servsafe is beneficial.
• State sanitation certificate.

Compensation Pay Range

$19.13 - $25.43 per hour

Reasonable Pay Estimate

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $19.13 - $25.43 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Life, AD&D
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program
• Pet Insurance

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.

Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.