Senior Care Kitchen Cook — Large-Scale Elderly Meals

Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a kitchen associate to prepare meals according to menus created by dietitians, using institutional cookware and standard recipes.

You will operate mixers, slicers, ovens, steamers, and other equipment, clean surfaces, and maintain infection control while serving meals for the elderly.

The role requires a steady pace, ability to read menus, and assisting in the food service line to ensure diets are served as ordered.

Responsibilities

• Prepares various foods depending on menu created by dietitians for each meal of the day.
• Operates various kitchen equipment in preparation for the meal, e.g., mixer, meat slicer, food processor, oven, steamer.
• Cleans work surfaces following shift: sweeps floors, wipes down counter space, covers and stores unused foods.
• Creates meals that are appropriate for the elderly and in large quantities. Associate is required to use institutional-sized cookware.
• Works at a constant pace to ensure that food is ready for each meal of the day.
• Complies with infection control policies in work area.
• Keeps equipment clean at all times.
• May be required to fill in gaps in kitchen help.
• Reads and understands menus.
• Prepares meals in accordance with the menu and follow standardized recipes.
• Assists in the food service line to provide that diets are served as ordered

Job description

Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a kitchen associate to prepare meals according to menus created by dietitians, using institutional cookware and standard recipes.

You will operate mixers, slicers, ovens, steamers, and other equipment, clean surfaces, and maintain infection control while serving meals for the elderly.

The role requires a steady pace, ability to read menus, and assisting in the food service line to ensure diets are served as ordered.