Senior Living Cook: Craft Nutritious, Welcoming Meals

Springmoor-Life-Care-Retirement-Community-; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Supplemental insurance options

Holiday pay

Job summary

Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh is seeking a cook to plan and execute daily meal preparation, following standardized recipes and portioning. You will assemble ingredients, monitor serving periods, and keep the kitchen clean while ensuring timely meals for residents.

The role emphasizes taste testing, seasoning adjustments, and presenting foods attractively for dining rooms and special events, with responsibilities including maintaining food quality and efficiency in a

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation preferred.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and portioning procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plans individual cooking schedule so that all foods assigned to prepare will be properly cooked and ready at the appropriate time.
• Assembles items needed for preparation from refrigerators, freezers, and storerooms.
• Follows standardized recipes and portioning procedures to prepare meats, gravies, casseroles, vegetables and desserts that require preparation and/or cooking.
• Tastes all food during preparation to ascertain if foods are seasoned and cooked correctly; makes adjustments to seasoning and cooking time as necessary.
• Merchandises foods to be served in the dining room and at special functions in such a way to make them attractive and easily served in standardized portions.
• Monitors trayline and dining rooms throughout serving periods to ensure that foods are available to replenish when needed without delay.
• Keeps cooking area in kitchen clean and orderly at all times, following outlined cleaning procedures.
• Performs related tasks as assigned.

Job description

Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh is seeking a cook to plan and execute daily meal preparation, following standardized recipes and portioning. You will assemble ingredients, monitor serving periods, and keep the kitchen clean while ensuring timely meals for residents.

The role emphasizes taste testing, seasoning adjustments, and presenting foods attractively for dining rooms and special events, with responsibilities including maintaining food quality and efficiency in a