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WhiteStone: A Masonic & Eastern Star Community

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WhiteStone: A Masonic & Eastern Star Community, Greensboro, North Carolina, us, 27497

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WhiteStone: A Masonic & Eastern Star Community has served seniors for over 100 years from our centrally located campus in the heart of Greensboro. We consider our residents first, and our employees essential to delivering the high quality care our community expects. Line Cook

Love being in the kitchen? Have a passion for food? Then join our team! Previous experience as a cook in a restaurant, hotel, or other similar setting is required. Enjoy what you love and still be home with your family—NO LATE NIGHTS! Essential Job Duties

Prepares all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roasts items as per standardized recipes. Prepares and serves all sautéed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items as per standardized recipes. Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders. Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved. Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production. Responsible for proper labeling and proper storage of all prepped and prepared food items. Ensures that each plate leaving the kitchen meets high presentation standards, is quality product and is properly proportioned. Other Duties

Maintains assigned work station in a safe and sanitary condition. Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code. Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor. Hospitality Focus

We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile. We treat everyone with courteous respect. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner. We hold ourselves and one another accountable. We embrace and value our differences. We make residents, employees and guests feel important. We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?” We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times. We pay attention to details. Wellness Focus

WhiteStone employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This whole‑person approach to health and wellness includes eight dimensions: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs related to mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees. Qualifications

Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions. A minimum of three years experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution. Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards. Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet. Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

Must be able to stand or walk for up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to bend, stoop, and stretch frequently throughout the day. Moderate to heavy physical effort needed infrequently. Manual dexterity for preparing food. Ability to use standard industrial kitchen appliances required. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. independently. May be exposed to extreme temperatures (freezers and stoves-range burners) for short periods of time. May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals. Must be able to see, hear, and communicate with others. Criminal background, drug screen, references required. EOE

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