Lead Line Cook, Full-Time

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The Lead Line Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and / or cold food items for various meal periods : to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special / Catered Events. Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.

Responsible for the preparation of food for residents in a Senior Living / Healthcare environment. Standardized recipes to achieve proper quantities and consistent high quality. Maintain a high sanitation standard within the department and ensure requirements are met according to organization standards and federal, state, and local regulations.

May assist with work direction of other team members. Serves as a lead cook, guiding and assisting in the training of less experienced cooks. Performs advanced cooking duties, including following complex recipes and / or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for main entrees.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

Food preparation

• Prepares and cooks foods for the full line, to include main entrees.
• Performs advanced cooking duties, including f ollowing complex recipes and / or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for main entrees.
• Selects recipes per menu cycle, prepares bakery items, receives inventory, moves, and lifts foodstuffs and supplies and prepares meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May use production software to enter pre- and post-production data software.
• May take inventory, and / or enter inventory into the production.
• May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers.
• Follows complex recipes and / or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training and applies principles of food safety to food preparation and sanitation practices.
• Receive inventory, move, and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May produce some batch goods using basic cooking technique.
• Take and record temperatures and correct temperature discrepancies.
• Prepare all necessary foods for meal according to production sheets.
• Complete all prep items according to prep sheet.
• Plate food as ordered with attention to appearance and garnish.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.

Cleaning, Storage and Sanitation

Safety and Risk Management

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE :

Required Degree : High school diploma

Certificate(s) :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

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Compensation Pay Range :

$18.15 - $22.15 per hour

Reasonable Pay Estimate

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $18.15 - $22.15 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to : job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes :

Life, AD&D

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org .

Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Homeare equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.