Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care is looking for a dependable, hardworking Cook to join our Dietary Team! If you enjoy preparing quality meals and making a difference in the lives of others, we’d love to meet you.
As a Cook, you’ll play an important role in providing nutritious, appetizing meals to our residents while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, sanitation, and customer service.
Responsibilities
As a Cook, you will:
- Prepare and cook meals according to approved menus, recipes, and therapeutic diets.
- Ensure meals are attractive, properly portioned, and served at the correct temperatures.
- Follow all federal, state, and facility food safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen at all times.
- Properly operate, clean, and maintain kitchen equipment.
- Minimize food waste through proper preparation and storage techniques.
- Meet scheduled meal service times for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
- Work closely with the Dietary Manager and dietary team to ensure excellent resident satisfaction.
- Follow infection prevention and infection control procedures.
- Comply with all Resident Rights and confidentiality requirements.
- Assist with inventory, food storage, stocking, and rotation of supplies using FIFO practices.
- Participate in in-service training and continuing education.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Dietary Manager.
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include:
- Previous cooking experience in healthcare, long-term care, assisted living, restaurant, or institutional food service.
- Culinary training or certification is a plus but not required.
- Knowledge of therapeutic and modified diets is preferred.
- Ability to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Must successfully complete all required background checks.
Physical Requirements
This position requires the ability to:
- Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
- Frequently bend, reach, twist, and move throughout the kitchen.
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Push and pull carts and kitchen equipment.
- Work in hot and cold environments.
- Maintain a fast-paced work environment while meeting meal deadlines.
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