Line Cook for Elevated Senior Living Dining

Holbrook Life Management- Woods; Woodstock (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Holbrook Life Management- Woods in Woodstock, GA seeks a Line Cook AP to support residents and guests with high-quality meals. You will execute recipes, set up stations, plate, and maintain sanitation in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires teamwork, attention to detail, and the ability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Prior cooking experience in restaurants or senior living is preferred, with Food Handler or ServSafe certification desired or obtainable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; culinary education is a plus.
• Age 18 years or older.
• Food Handler certificate or ServSafe certification preferred or ability to obtain within required timeframe.
• Knowledge of cooking methods, kitchen equipment, sanitation, safety standards, and food preparation procedures.
• Ability to follow recipes, directions, production expectations, and presentation standards.
• Professional communication skills and ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Guest-first and resident-first mentality with strong teamwork, organization, and accountability.
• Must be able to work days, nights, weekends and holidays as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Set up assigned station according to guidelines for saute, grill, broil, fry, pantry, production, breakfast, or other stations.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, plating standards, seasoning expectations, allergen instructions, and presentation specifications.
• Prepare food in a sanitary, organized, timely, and professional manner while maintaining freshness, flavor, texture, and temperature.
• Complete prep lists, production sheets, station checks, line checks, and service readiness tasks as directed.
• Maintain proper hot holding, cold holding, cooling, reheating, labeling, dating, storage, and rotation standards.
• Restock stations and communicate product needs, low inventory, quality concerns, and service issues promptly.
• Use and maintain station equipment safely (knives, ovens, combi ovens, grills, fryers, ranges, mixers, slicers).
• Keep station areas, walk-ins, storage, prep areas, and equipment clean and inspection-ready.
• Support daily features, catering, resident events, special diets, texture modifications, and service requests.
• Work with culinary, service, and dish teams to ensure smooth service and resident satisfaction.
• Must have previous cooking experience in a restaurant, senior living, hotel, club, healthcare, or high-volume food service.

Skills

Culinary basics

Food safety knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Culinary education

Job description

Holbrook Life Management- Woods in Woodstock, GA seeks a Line Cook AP to support residents and guests with high-quality meals. You will execute recipes, set up stations, plate, and maintain sanitation in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires teamwork, attention to detail, and the ability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Prior cooking experience in restaurants or senior living is preferred, with Food Handler or ServSafe certification desired or obtainable.