Water's Edge is looking for a full-time cook to join our team!

The primary responsibility of the Cook is to oversee the preparation and serving of daily meals; the storage, marking and inventory of leftover food products; and the cleaning and sanitizing of cooking utensils, food preparation areas, and food storage units. The Cook will ensure the production of a quality produce, and that food, health and safety regulations are followed.

Essential Job Functions

• Cooks food according to menus, recipes, and diet sheets.
• Understands and adheres to residents’ nutritional needs as specified on their diet sheets.
• Remains alert to residents’ changing dietary and health concerns.
• Consults daily menus to determine which food will be cooked for the day.
• Uses all kitchen equipment appropriately.

Organizes food preparation

• Ensures that food is ready at the proper time and temperature.
• Organizes food to be delivered to different areas.

Follows HACCP standards for preparing, handling, serving and storing food

• Checks and records temperatures of food to ensure that it is served at correct temperatures.
• Cools food according to the Serv Safe manual.
• Prepares, cooks and stores food under appropriate temperatures and with safe food handling techniques.
• Cooks food in a manner to conserve nutritive value, flavor, appearance and texture.

Uses food and supplies appropriately to maintain budget

• Understand and follows food portion controls.
• Avoids wasting food or supplies.

Serves and delivers food

• Serves residents in the dining area when time permits.
• Monitors all buffet area and refills it as necessary.
• Prepares food.

Cleans in assigned areas

• Keeps all kitchen equipment clean and in good working order.
• Cleans and sanitizes food preparation areas.
• Helps wash pots and pans and puts them away as time permits.
• Ensures that dietary aides clear and wipe down tables and sweep and mop floor.
• Ensures all dietary aides have completed assigned job duties before end of shift.
• Completes cleaning schedule.
• Uses good sanitation practices as described in Serv Safe manual.

Qualifications And Experience

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Prefer one year or more of cooking experience.
• Additional education in cooking or related field is helpful.
• Work a minimum of every other weekend and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.

• Full-time position.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Work every other weekend and holidays.

• Experience in cooking.
• Understanding of residents’ nutritional needs.
• Knowledge of HACCP standards.
• Ability to organize food preparation efficiently.
• Strong sanitation practices.