Senior Living Cook: Nutritious Meals & Resident Care

Holiday by Atria; Yucaipa (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and PTO

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Holiday by Atria is seeking a motivated Cook to join our Dining Services team in California. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents, follow Holiday recipes, and help ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation.

Required: high school diploma, 2 years’ experience in food service, strong English communication and customer service, knowledge of sanitation practices, and basic computer skills. We offer comprehensive benefits, advancement opportunities, and a supportive work

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Ability to prepare and follow Holiday recipes.
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills.
• General knowledge of sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and food-production instructions and prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while ensuring portion-control standards.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of serving carts to serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling procedures in preparation as well as proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food.
• Ensure logs are accurately completed in a timely manner. i.e., refrigerator, freezer and production sheets)
• Follow Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-compliant issues as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Sanitation knowledge

Computer skills

Recipe following

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Holiday by Atria is seeking a motivated Cook to join our Dining Services team in California. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents, follow Holiday recipes, and help ensure a smooth, safe kitchen operation.

Required: high school diploma, 2 years’ experience in food service, strong English communication and customer service, knowledge of sanitation practices, and basic computer skills. We offer comprehensive benefits, advancement opportunities, and a supportive work