Resident-Centered Cook: Nutritious Meals & Team Kitchen

Sunshine Retirement Living; Bartlett (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunshine Retirement Living in Bartlett, TN seeks a Kitchen/Food Service member to prepare nutritious meals, follow community menus and recipes, and maintain sanitation standards. You will work with residents and staff to ensure timely, attractive dining while upholding policies and confidentiality.

The role requires 18+ years old, HS diploma or equivalent, and preferably a Culinary Arts degree or 2 years’ institutional cooking experience. Strong teamwork and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Culinary Arts Degree or two years’ experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking preferred.
• Ability to read and prepare recipes, in careful detail, as provided by the company.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with Food Service sanitation practices.
• Ability to courteously work with staff and residents in resolving food service problems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with residents and staff.
• Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance and customer service.
• Meets state related requirements (as applicable for position).
• Ability to work in a team setting and be a team player.
• Maintain a positive, respectful, and professional approach with coworkers and residents.
• Ability to keep all business and operations information confidential.
• Possess excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under time constraints and meet department deadlines.
• Ability to follow and adhere to policies, procedures and standards.
• Satisfactorily pass company’s and state regulated criminal record clearance, health screening and TB clearance (if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Review menus and daily food production worksheets for instructions.
• Prepare meals following community menus and recipes.
• Practice community portion-control standards.
• Follow safe food-handling and storage procedures.
• Ensure that food, supplies, and appropriate personnel are available for the meal planned.
• Serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food and complete leftover logs.
• Ensure temperature logs are completed at the required time (Cooler, Freezer, Production sheets, and Dishwasher).
• Follow company sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including the preparation, and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls and floors using appropriately cleaning schedules and charts.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-complaint issues as needed.
• Assist with the set-up of special functions.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• May be assigned to any other job functions in the community on a relief basis

Skills

Reading recipes

English communication

Team player

Customer service

Sanitation knowledge

Time management

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma

Culinary Arts Degree

Job description

Sunshine Retirement Living in Bartlett, TN seeks a Kitchen/Food Service member to prepare nutritious meals, follow community menus and recipes, and maintain sanitation standards. You will work with residents and staff to ensure timely, attractive dining while upholding policies and confidentiality.

The role requires 18+ years old, HS diploma or equivalent, and preferably a Culinary Arts degree or 2 years’ institutional cooking experience. Strong teamwork and customer service are essential.