Full Time- Cook

Step out of the restaurant rat race! Join our team and enjoy a healthy work/life balance (no late nights!) and great benefits! Our amazing chefs are willing to mentor and help you take your culinary skills to the next level.

• Prepare and serve meals as indicated on planned menus, using standardized recipes, portion sizes, and approved substitutions.
• Ensure that meals are served at scheduled times, planning and organizing food preparation tasks appropriately.
• Prepare meals for modified or therapeutic diets, according to physicians’ orders and modified menus.
• Responsible for clean-up duties as needed after each meal service.
• Follow cleaning schedules and sanitation checklists to ensure kitchen and food service areas are maintained in clean and sanitary condition.
• Ensure that resident, staff and guest meals are accounted for according to established procedures.
• Assure that resident food preferences are met.
• Observe and report to the Sous Chef or Director/Executive chef any problems, concerns or issues regarding the Dining Services Department.
• Immediately report any accidents and/or incidents to the Sous Chef, Director/Executive Chef, or designee.
• Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, and mandatory in-services as approved or required.
• Maintain work area, equipment and supplies in a clean, sanitary and organized manner.
• Work safely; complying at all times with Plymouth Harbor safety standards.
• Immediately report any accidents.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed.

Experience:

• Experience in a la carte cooking in a restaurant or hotel/resort environment.  Long-term care setting experience a plus. 
• Must have background experience in salad and pantry prep. 
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in volume food production and use of standardized recipes.

General:

• Must have good organizational skills. 
• Must be a detail-oriented person and able to perform duties with great accuracy on a daily basis.
• Must have excellent personal skills, demonstrating the ability to conduct oneself in a non-controversial style; a style that inspires the respect of others and promotes a sense of trust in the individual’s competence. 
• Must have good communication skills; speaking, writing, and listening.
• Must be fluent in English and be able to communicate in workplace Spanish.