Veterans Home Cook — Nutritious Meals & Kitchen Lead

State-of-Missour; Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks paid vacation; 3 weeks paid s

Health (medical, dental, vision) and}{

Job summary

The Missouri Veterans Commission is seeking a Cook to join the Home's dietary team in Warrensburg, MO. You will prepare meals, follow physician diets, and lead part of a small team to ensure timely service to Veterans.

Responsibilities include portioning large meals, maintaining kitchen sanitation, and operating and cleaning kitchen equipment. The role offers day and evening shifts with competitive hourly pay and extensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to recipes and serve according to diets as ordered by the physician.
• Perform a variety of skilled cooking assignments, including daily preparation of portions of a large production meal and intermittent preparation of all portions of a large production meal
• Coordinate activities of a small work group including Food Service Assistants as needed
• Ensure food is handled, stored, and served within protocols
• Maintain sanitary conditions in the kitchen by participating in the cleaning of stoves, cookers, kettles and all other related cooking and food storage devices
• Operate equipment, making sure it is properly cleaned and sanitized after each use and report problems per facility policy

Skills

Cooking

Food Safety

Job description

The Missouri Veterans Commission is seeking a Cook to join the Home's dietary team in Warrensburg, MO. You will prepare meals, follow physician diets, and lead part of a small team to ensure timely service to Veterans.

Responsibilities include portioning large meals, maintaining kitchen sanitation, and operating and cleaning kitchen equipment. The role offers day and evening shifts with competitive hourly pay and extensive employee benefits.