Cook

Benefits:

401(k)

Paid time off

Training & development

Full job description

When you work at Legacy Memory Care at Kinston, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Legacy Memory Care at Kinston is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our team in a full-time role! This position is full time position. This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department and is responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Cook:

Efficiently runs assigned station during the shift, follow all specs, and stock food as needed.

Maintains the quality of food and plate presentation.

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.

Must be able to work weekends.

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.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

SERVSafe Certification preferred.

Experience in hospital or senior living preferred.

Ability to perform simple arithmetic and 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.