Senior Living Prep Cook

Merrill Gardens, LLC; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing family-owned company dedicated to providing a nurturing environment for seniors. As a Prep Cook, you'll play a vital role in ensuring that residents enjoy high-quality meals prepared with care and attention to dietary needs. With over 30 years of commitment to team members, this position offers a stable career with opportunities for advancement, competitive pay, and generous benefits. If you have a passion for cooking and a heart for service, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of seniors while enjoying a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Highly Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

401(k) with Generous Company Match

Free Daily Meal

Vacation & Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Opportunities for Advancement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality food preparation, especially in fine dining.
• Proficiency in computer skills including MS Outlook and Word.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing food items following recipes and procedures.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Food Preparation

Scratch Cooking

Food Safety

Computer Skills

Sanitation Standards

Education

High School Diploma or GED

College Degree or Equivalent

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

Job description

Senior Living Prep Cook

Are you passionate about working with seniors? Are you dedicated to supporting seniors on their wellness journey to ensure they are provided with an atmosphere that values individualism and dignity? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you! Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach is currently accepting applications for Prep Cooks to help support residents within our beautiful community residents call home.

If you are a compassionate, caring, responsible, and honest individual who genuinely loves working with the senior population, we would love the opportunity to speak with you! Please APPLY TODAY!

Family means everything to us. From the communities we create to the connections we make with residents, everything we do is rooted in our history as a fifth-generation family business.

We build on that family with the people we hire and the teams they form. As a family company, we can do things differently and for the past 30 years our long-term commitment to team members has been unsurpassed.

We offer our employees:

• Highly competitive pay!
• Benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with generous company match, vacation & sick time, holidays, and more!
• A free daily meal!
• A stable career with a long-term company committed to our team members for 30 years.
• A rapidly growing company with opportunities for advancement
• Tuition reimbursement to help support your opportunities for advancement!

Our Prep Cook responsibilities include:

• Assisting in preparing all food items following production amounts, proper recipes, and procedures.
• Ensuring all food items are prepared in a timely fashion. Using batch-cooking and cook to order where appropriate to ensure a fresh product.
• Preparing all food products in a manner to ensure the highest level of Food Safety and to preserve nutrients toward meeting the specific dietary requirements of the residents.
• Attending all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
• Maintaining kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
  • Cleaning and sanitizing all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
  • Practicing proper food handling and food storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens and state
  • Food Safety guidelines always.
  • Maintaining documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
  • Completing assigned cleaning to ensure compliance and sanitary standards are met.

If you are someone with:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in quality food preparation
• Experience in scratch cooking in a high volume, fine dining setting
• Proficiency in computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, etc.
• 1 year previous dining experience in food preparation.
• High School diploma required or GED; college degree or equivalent preferred.

The pay range for this position will vary based on qualifications, experience, education/additional licensure, and other objective factors. Hiring at the maximum is not typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.

Consider applying to become a Prep Cook with the Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities!

Yes, You Can have a meaningful Career!

Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for our residents, families, and team members where every life is defined by the possibilities.

Merrill Gardens is an Equal Opportunity Employer.