Cook

We have an immediate opening for a Full-Time Cook during a variety of shifts. Your duties will include prepping meals by weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, cooking meals, checking ingredients for freshness, and arranging and garnishing the dishes. You'll also be in charge of ensuring that the kitchen and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained.

You'll need thorough experience with hot and cold food preparation. Culinary school education is preferred, and prior experience in a related position is an advantage.

From $15 Per Hour

You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Preparing awesome meals for our residents, guest, and staff.
• Weighing, measuring, mixing and prepping ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Steaming, grilling, boiling, baking or frying meats, fish, vegetables, and other ingredients.
• Checking food and ingredients for freshness.
• Arranging and garnish dishes.
• Working well under pressure and within the time limit.
• Ensuring that kitchen area, equipment and utensils are cleaned.
• Helping lead and inspire the kitchen staff with the Executive Chef.
• Wowing our resident, guests and staff with amazing dishes.
• Plating food according to outlined clinical and nutritional requirements for each resident.
• Cleaning work areas and equipment during and immediately after meal preparation and serving according to established practice and regulatory inspection requirements.
• Maintaining kitchen temperature and cleaning logs.
• Performing other duties as assigned and which relate to the success of Hillandale Family of Communities and the quality of care and service to the residents, guest, and staff.

You’ll Need To Have:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Culinary school 2-year degree or equivalency preferred.
• Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation positions.
• Thorough experience with hot and cold food preparation.
• Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and health codes.
• Ability to use slicers, mixers, grinders, food processors, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to handle work in a fast-paced environment.
• Available to work shifts, on public holidays and over weekends.

We’re Proud To Offer You:

• Holiday pay
• Employee referral bonus pay
• Paid Time Off Accrual – from date of hire
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Discount Plan
• Life Insurance – paid for by company
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Company Match

You’ll enjoy the free perks of our employee purchasing program offering a variety of discounts on purchases made everyday – including cell phone service!

Love Your Work as part of a family-owned company that cares like family!

Hillandale Communities have received numerous awards and consistently excellent ratings in state surveys and customer satisfaction.

You must undergo pre-employment background check, physical examination, drug screen and TB testing.

Hillandale Communities is an EOE/M/F/D/V and Drug-Free and Smoke-Free Workplace.