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Cook - Retirement Living

Sewickley, PA · On-site

$19.09 - $23/hr

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Employer & IndustryRetirement communities, senior housing providersAssisted living providers, healthcare organizations

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Cook - Retirement Living

Sewickley, PA • On-site

Masonic Villages
1 - 5K employees
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$19.09 - $23/hr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 6 days ago

Masonic Villages rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 29 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Cook

Retirement Living | Excellent Benefits | No Late Nights!

Full Time | Days/Evenings

Pay: $19.09/hr - $23/hr (Based on experience)

PLUS 1$/hr shift differential for weekdays and an additional $1 on weekends

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Sewickley Campus - is immediately hiring for a Cook.

Our Mission:

At Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania, our mission is simple; it is a Mission of Love. Our caring communities and services assist individuals, families, and children in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life through the traditions of Freemasonry.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

  • Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option ***
  • Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
  • Option for pay in lieu of benefits for full-time employees
  • Pay on-demand. Access a portion of your earned wages in real-time
  • Tuition and Educational Reimbursement ***
  • Discounts for onsite Daycare for full-time employees
  • Free Gym and Pool Membership
  • Paid Lunch Break
  • Weekend bonuses and additional shift bonuses!
  • Employer matched retirement savings with access to meet individually with a retirement plan representative
  • A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only.

Our Cook is responsible for the following:

  • Provides an enjoyable dining experience for our residents while maintaining a clean, healthy, and safe environment.
  • Completes dining services duties in a timely manner as assigned by supervisor in accordance with established dietary policies and procedures. Responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of all food items to the highest quality standards. Responsible for monitoring meals and to take appropriate corrective actions in response to identified irregularities in flavor, appearance, temperature of food products. Return disposal of food waste in safe and hygienic manner.
  • Responsible for producing forecasted amounts utilizing Production Worksheets, using corrective recipe for consistency, and monitoring and recording temperatures for all food served.
  • Uses best practices related to the safe and sanitary handling, preparation, storage, and service of foods, including proper hand washing, wearing gloves, changing gloves frequently, maintaining a clean uniform, sanitizing work surfaces and tools between uses, proper dating, labeling, and rotation of food products.

What You Need as a Cook:

  • Two years of related experience.
  • Ability to read, understand and follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and therapeutic and mechanically altered diets.
  • Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.
  • Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts issued by an accredited culinary school preferred.
  • Experience preparing a wide variety of foods, including soups, sauces, and gravies preferred.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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