Resident-Focused Nursing Home Cook

Cordele Health and Rehab; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cordele Health and Rehab is seeking a Cook to prepare and season meals for residents, staff, and visitors under the direction of the Manager, Food Service. The role focuses on following recipes, maintaining meal times, and ensuring high-quality food production in a long-term care setting.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and minimal prior experience. The cook will adhere to sanitation standards and health codes while supporting a clean, efficient kitchen.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED state certification.

Responsibilities

• Follows all food production tallies, identifies portion sizes, products to produce, diets, counts and distribution appropriate to the tray-line and cafeteria.
• Follows all recipes to assure consistent product production quality.
• Ensures foods are prepared by the established mealtimes daily and served at appropriate temperatures.
• Uses proper roast procedures on all meat items to assure high quality and limited shrinkage/waste. Prepares all food products to established portion sizes.
• Ensures the quality of all prepared foods using sensory criteria to verify appearance, smell, and taste.
• Stores foods properly to prevent spoilage and waste, and ensures that stored foods are covered, labeled, and dated.
• Returns leftover stock to appropriate storage areas during shift.
• Uses leftover foods while maintaining product quality and nutritional value.
• Employs clean-as-you-go practices maintaining clean handling, preparation, cooking and storage areas, and clean cooking utensils, equipment and pots and pans.
• Follows sanitation standards and health codes.
• Ensures daily strict adherence by kitchen staff to personal hygiene policies, practices, and standards.
• Adheres to safety procedures when operating all kitchen equipment.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Cordele Health and Rehab is seeking a Cook to prepare and season meals for residents, staff, and visitors under the direction of the Manager, Food Service. The role focuses on following recipes, maintaining meal times, and ensuring high-quality food production in a long-term care setting.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and minimal prior experience. The cook will adhere to sanitation standards and health codes while supporting a clean, efficient kitchen.