Entry Level Cook Senior Living Community

Kendal at Oberlin is a full-service life plan community which primarily serves older adults in the Quaker tradition. Residents are assured a lifetime of healthcare including short- and long-term nursing services memory care and assisted living. Equally important residents enjoy an independent enriching living experience.

Kendal at Oberlins Dining Services department is currently seeking detail oriented individual for a full- time: 40hrs/week Entry Level Cook (shifts will vary between 6a-2:30p and 11:30a-8:00p). Reporting to the Executive Chef the Cook will be responsible for relieving the AM and PM cooks performing duties on their job descriptions: cooking maintaining food service sanitation and assisting in other areas of the department as needed. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Opening or closing kitchen according to assigned position.
• Assisting Food Production Manager in training evaluations discipline and schedule adjustment of kitchen personnel on shift.
• Producing items in quantities according to recipes.
• Using proper temperatures garnishes portion sizes and served with proper sanitary practices.
• Tracking daily production on production sheets and maintaining accurate recipe files.
• Attending kitchen meetings reviewing production needs for the following two (2) days for needs and reporting shortages.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have experience in large volume cooking.
• Experience cooking in a healthcare facility or retirement community highly preferred.
• Must be familiar with production sheets recipe books professional recipe books and be able to operate all food service equipment.
• Must be able to read and write English and have a strong ability to work well with co-workers and managers.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds.
• Servsafe certification within 90 days of hire.

***Hours will vary: morning/nights. Rotating weekends and evening as needed rotating holidays as needed.***

Required Experience:

Senior IC