Resident-Focused Culinary Specialist

Sunshine Retirement Living; La Quinta (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunshine Retirement Living seeks a dedicated kitchen staff member to prepare nutritious meals for residents and support a smooth, safe kitchen operation. You will work as part of a team and follow menus, recipes, and sanitation standards to ensure high-quality service.

The role requires 18+ years of age, a high school diploma or equivalent, and either a Culinary Arts degree or 2 years of institutional cooking experience. Excellent English communication and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• High school graduate 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 appropriated 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

Team player

English communication

Customer service

Time management

Read recipes

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary Arts Degree or 2 years restaurant cooking experience

Job description

Sunshine Retirement Living seeks a dedicated kitchen staff member to prepare nutritious meals for residents and support a smooth, safe kitchen operation. You will work as part of a team and follow menus, recipes, and sanitation standards to ensure high-quality service.

The role requires 18+ years of age, a high school diploma or equivalent, and either a Culinary Arts degree or 2 years of institutional cooking experience. Excellent English communication and customer service are essential.