Cook - Full Time
5 days ago
Plainsboro Township
Job Title: Cook Location: Plainsboro, NJ Employment Type: Part Time Salary Range: $23-$30 Department: Dining Reports To: Culinary Services Director Summary: The Cook prepares and services meals for the dietary department in a safe and method in compliance with dietary standards, policy and procedures. All responsibilities will be appetizing conducted in a manner that is consistent with Maplewood Senior Living philosophy. Essential Functions: • Assists or prepares food items and serves food to residents within scheduled time frame, • Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room, • Assists Culinary Services Director in maintaining inventory control, • Supervises servers in the absence of the Culinary Service Director, • Maintains clean, neat, and safe work environment, • Demonstrates knowledge of kitchen equipment including but not limited to: ovens, slicers, mixers, steam tables, steamers, toasters, coffee pots, refrigerators, and freezers, • Assures that resident’s diets are being followed, • Assures employees and resident guest meals are accounted for on a daily basis, • Reports to Culinary Service Director any loss, breakage, or waste of supplies and equipment, • Observes and communicates to Culinary Service Director problems or potential problems in the dietary department, • Ability to work with little or no supervision, • Ability to cook large quantities of food and deliver a superior product, • Ability to guide and instruct others in food preparation and food serving, • Ability to maintain professional demeanor under stress, • Ability to recognized needs and help others without prompting, • Ability to relate well with other employees and residents of the facility, • Is neat, clean and works safely, • Maintains current cleaning list and highest standards for kitchen cleanliness, • Respects resident’s rights and adheres to community policy on resident care, • Follows emergency procedures, • Communicates effectively with supervisor and other staff, • Advise supervisor and appropriate manager in any changes in physical and mental health of resident immediately., • Serve Safe Certification Required, • Has a working knowledge of rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation., • Knowledge of cooking times and temperatures essential in accordance to state guidelines, • Knowledge of various cuts of meat and seasonings, • Demonstrates ability in a wide range of food preparation and skills • Experience in dealing with seniors and their dietary needs., • Physically able to bend and reach., • Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 40-50lbs at times., • Physically able to stand for extended periods of time, • Ability to work in a hot/humid environment for extended amounts of time, • Is subject to burns from hot foods, cuts from knives, falls on slippery floors if caution is not used when working, • Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned, • May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired, • May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the ___ notice from the Department of Labor.
660 Plainsboro Road, Princeton Meadows, 08536, Plainsboro Township
