Senior Living Cook: Nutritious Meals & Resident Delight

Holiday by Atria; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and PTO

Annual anniversary rewards

Annual Scores Reward

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Cook to join the Dining Services team to prepare nutritious meals for residents and maintain a safe kitchen operation. You will review menus, follow recipes, ensure portion control, and support sanitation standards while delivering high-quality dining experiences for our residents.

Must have at least 2 years of kitchen experience in a full-service restaurant, good English communication, and basic computer skills.

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 and ability to conform to sanitation and safe food handling practices
• Basic Computer skills preferred

Responsibilities

• In the role of Cook and member of the Dining Services team, you will be responsible to prepare nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals for our residents and ensure a smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen.
• 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

Effective communication

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Cook to join the Dining Services team to prepare nutritious meals for residents and maintain a safe kitchen operation. You will review menus, follow recipes, ensure portion control, and support sanitation standards while delivering high-quality dining experiences for our residents.

Must have at least 2 years of kitchen experience in a full-service restaurant, good English communication, and basic computer skills.