Quail Park at Shannon Ranch offers comfortably appointed apartment homes and extraordinary opportunities to allow our residents to remain active and be social. Join the team today!
Purpose:
To prepare meals as directed, utilizing appropriate food handling and preparation techniques and safe and sanitary practices.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Minimum of 2 years applicable food service experience
Previous experience in both hotel/restaurant and senior living settings preferred.
Must have a strong commitment to customer service and desire a to exceed customer expectations.
Must be able to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret menus and recipes and to communicate effectively with residents, families, other team members and vendors.
Must meet all health-related and food handling requirements pertaining to local and state regulatory agencies.
Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits
Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential JobFunctions) with or without reasonable accommodation.
Is able to prepare and understand techniques required to cook all items on the menu as instructed.
Subject to pre-employment screening including physical, drug and TB testing and criminal background check.
Essential Functions:
Shift Lead
Assists Sous Chef with checking, maintaining, and documenting proper food temperatures throughout the shift as determined by local, state, and/or federal food service standards.
Supports Director of Signature Dining and Sous Chef to ensure efficient and effective meal preparation, service, and clean-up.
Maintains knowledge base of current OSHA, and local and state regulatory agency guidelines and ensures that kitchen and food service program maintain regulatory compliance.
Assists the Sous Chef with training of all kitchen team members during a shift.
In the absence of the Director of Signature Dining or Sous Chef, may be called upon to oversee and direct other food service team members on an assigned shift.
Food Preparation
Follows production sheets producing only amounts and items as directed.
Follows recipes as instructed and follows proper procedures to cook all foods to Signature Dining standards
Ensures that all foods are prepared within allotted Signature Dining standards, while maintaining freshness and appropriate temperatures
Ensures that all foods are attractively presented as per Signature Dining standards
Responsible for proper food storage including covering, labeling, and dating all items, and placing in appropriate location of food storage areas.
Ensures safe food handling technique at all times.
Completes meal production records in an accurate and timely manner.
Kitchen Cleaning
Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
Ensures that all kitchen surfaces including floors, counters, sinks, cabinets, and walk-in freezer and refrigerator remain clean and sanitary during assigned shift.
Completes deep cleaning procedures according to deep cleaning schedule and as assigned by Director of Signature Dining
Other
Attends all required team member meetings and in-service training sessions.
Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times.
Supports and upholds all other Company policies, and the service philosophy.
Reliable and predictable attendance
Other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions (travel, hours, and environment):
Must be able to work full-time, or part-time, depending on needs of the community, including occasional evenings and some weekend and holiday rotations.
Salary Range $17.75-$18.65 Hourly Click here to learn more about our benefits!
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