Senior Living Kitchen Lead - From-Scratch Dining

Hawthorn Senior Living; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawthorn Senior Living in Beverly, MA is seeking a skilled cook to prepare nutritious, appetizing meals from scratch and work as part of a team to ensure smooth kitchen operations. This universal role includes cross-training in other duties as directed by the Community Executive Chef.

The position requires 2 years of institutional or full-service restaurant cooking, a Culinary Arts degree or equivalent experience, and strong knowledge of sanitation practices.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Culinary Arts Degree or equivalent experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Ability to read and prepare recipes provided by Hawthorn Senior Living.
• Knowledge of and ability to conform to food service sanitation practices.
• Ability to maintain logs, reports, and records.
• Possess computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Maintains food handlers permit as necessary to fulfill state or provincial regulations.
• Maintains CPR and first aid certification as necessary to fulfill state or provincial regulations.
• Meets state or provincial health related requirements (as applicable for position).
• Embodies a patient and creative attitude with the ability to “think outside the box.”
• Demonstrates a commitment to and respect for all individuals.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with residents and staff.
• Builds on basic learning and carries it from one situation to another.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills in problem solving and decision making.
• Asks questions and seeks assistance.
• Takes responsibility to eliminate the source of problems.
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple work duties.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, taking into consideration body language, filters, listening, paraphrasing and questions with co-workers and residents of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrates ability to work efficiently and pleasantly in an extremely busy work environment, to deal with difficult situations in a calm manner and be a team player.
• Ability to work under time constraints and meet department deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Regular, on-site, attendance and punctuality is required as scheduled.
• Takes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge of the Hawthorn Senior Living Employee Handbook.
• Adheres to all Company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Review menus and daily food production worksheets for instructions.
• Prepare meals following Hawthorn Senior Living menus and recipes.
• Practice Hawthorn Senior Living portion-control standards.
• Follow safe food-handling procedures.
• Ensure that food, supplies, and appropriate personnel are available for the meal planned.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of serving carts.
• Serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food in a timely manner.
• Complete leftover logs.
• Ensure Temperature logs are completed at required time (Cooler, Freezer, Production Sheets, Dishwasher).
• Performs all job responsibilities with 100% honesty and integrity at all times. There is no tolerance for fabricating or falsifying any reports that are required in this position.
• Follow Hawthorn Senior Living sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including the 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-complaint issues as needed.
• Oversee the Community Food Services staff and overall kitchen operation in the absence of the Community Executive Chef.
• Ensure that all Cooks and Food Services staff are wearing appropriate, clean, and neat uniforms.
• Assign tasks as needed and assist in the set-up of special functions.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, receiving, invoicing. processing, inventory, end-of-the month report, staffing, and payroll if required.
• Always treat residents, potential residents, their families, staff, and guests with dignity and respect
• Performs other duties as assigned by Community Executive Chef.
• May be assigned to any other job function in the Community on a relief basis.

Skills

Culinary skills

Two years institutional cooking

Team player

English communication

Read recipes

Sanitation knowledge

CPR/First aid

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary Arts Degree

Job description

Hawthorn Senior Living in Beverly, MA is seeking a skilled cook to prepare nutritious, appetizing meals from scratch and work as part of a team to ensure smooth kitchen operations. This universal role includes cross-training in other duties as directed by the Community Executive Chef.

The position requires 2 years of institutional or full-service restaurant cooking, a Culinary Arts degree or equivalent experience, and strong knowledge of sanitation practices.