Senior Living Prep Cook

Merrill Gardens; Oregon; On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Merrill Gardens at Cedar Mill is seeking a dedicated Prep Cook to support our senior residents. This role involves preparing meals, ensuring food safety, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. Join a family-oriented company that values individualism and dignity in senior care.

Benefits

Highly competitive pay and comprehensive benefits

Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid time off – 7 holidays and 11 vacation days

Free daily meal every shift

401(k) with company match and immediate vesting!

Tuition reimbursement for career growth

Pet insurance and team member discounts

Advance Pay benefit – access wages before payday

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in quality food preparation.
• Experience in scratch cooking in a high-volume, fine dining setting.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in preparing all food items following production amounts and proper recipes.
• Ensuring all food items are prepared in a timely fashion.
• Maintaining kitchen sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Compassion

Responsibility

Honesty

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 Cedar Mill is currently accepting applications for Prep Cooks to support residents within our beautiful community, which 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 full-time employees:

• Highly competitive pay and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance).
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid time off – 7 holidays and 11 vacation days.
• Free daily meal every shift.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting!
• Tuition reimbursement for career growth.
• Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance.
• Pet insurance and team member discounts.
• Advance Pay benefit – access wages before payday.
• A stable, growing company with opportunities for advancement!

We offer our part-time employees:

• Free daily meal every shift.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting!
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement for career growth.
• Pet insurance and team member discounts.
• Advance Pay benefit – access wages before payday.
• A stable, growing company with opportunities for advancement!

Our Prep Cooks are responsible for:

• 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 methods where appropriate to ensure freshness.
• Preparing all food products to ensure the highest level of food safety and to preserve nutrients, meeting specific dietary requirements of residents.
• Attending all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
• Maintaining kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
• Cleansing and sanitizing all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
• Practicing proper food handling and storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens and state Food Safety guidelines.
• Maintaining documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
• Completing assigned cleaning tasks to ensure compliance and sanitary standards are met.

If you have:

• 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 or GED; college degree or equivalent preferred.

Physical Requirements:

This role requires frequent standing, walking, and manual handling of materials up to 50 lbs. Regular bending, lifting, and reaching are also part of daily responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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