Cook - Join Brookdale's Team!

Voted by Newsweek in 2024 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Brookdale offers a supportive and engaging environment for our Cooks. No late nights! Early Access to Paycheck with Earned Wage Access is available for Hourly Associates (outside of CA). Grow your career with Brookdale! Our Cooks have the option to explore exciting opportunities for advancement in positions such as Lead Cooks, Sous Chefs, and Managers of Dining Services. Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You’ll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures proper preparation, portioning, and serving of food according to standardized recipes and menus.
• Utilizes prior experience with cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware, combined with knowledge of cooking procedures and methods of grilling, baking, and boiling.
• Adheres to all sanitation and food safety standards.
• Maintains a clean kitchen.
• Prepares food in a timely manner at specified meal times.

Salary Range: $13.84 - $17.29 / hour

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

• Full suite of health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Pet Insurance.
• Adoption Reimbursement Benefits.
• Variety of Associate Discounts.
• Early Access to Paycheck with Earned Wage Access.

• Prior experience with cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware.
• Knowledge of cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling).
• Ability to adhere to sanitation and food safety standards.
• Experience in food preparation, portioning, and serving according to recipes.