Senior Living Prep Cook

Merrill Gardens, LLC; Ocean Springs (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in senior living is seeking a dedicated Prep Cook passionate about enhancing the dining experience for residents. This role involves preparing nutritious meals while adhering to strict food safety standards and ensuring timely service. With a commitment to quality and a supportive team environment, this position offers a stable career path with opportunities for advancement. Join a family-oriented company that values individual contributions and provides a meaningful career in the culinary field. If you have a passion for food and a heart for service, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Highly competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Free daily meal

Vacation and sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in quality food preparation required.
• Experience in high-volume scratch cooking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items following recipes and production amounts.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation and safety standards at all times.

Skills

Food Preparation

Scratch Cooking

Computer Skills

Food Safety Standards

Education

High School Diploma

GED

College Degree

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! Truewood by Merrill, Ocean Springs 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 are responsible for:

• Assists in preparing all food items following production amounts, proper recipes, and procedures.
• Ensures all food items are prepared in a timely fashion. Uses batch-cooking and cook to order where appropriate to ensure a fresh product.
• Prepares 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.
• Attends all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
• Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
• Cleans and sanitizes all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
• Practices proper food handling and food storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens and state Food Safety guidelines always.
• Maintains documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
• Completes 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.

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