Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, a 5-Star rated Continuing Care Retirement Community in Central VA, is seeking a Cook II to join our team! This is a full-time position available with a complete benefits package.

As a Cook II, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing and cooking food requiring short and broader preparation time.
• Completing food preparation duties, receiving inventory, and moving and lifting foodstuffs and supplies.
• Ensuring high customer/resident satisfaction.
• Ensuring compliance with all state and federal requirements for the department.
• Producing food and serving customers at an a la carte station and may operate a grill station.
• Preparing food in accordance with applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Reading food orders or receiving verbal instructions on food required by customers.
• Following basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving various food items.
• Operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, as well as washing, peeling, cutting, and shredding fruits and vegetables.
• Tasting products, reading menus, estimating food requirements, checking production, and keeping records to accurately plan production requirements.
• Cleaning and sanitizing work stations and equipment while following all Westminster Canterbury, client, and regulatory rules and procedures.

Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg is committed to best practices for infection control; therefore, we will require all team members to receive the influenza vaccine and recommend the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Paid Time Off.
• 403B Retirement Plan with Company Match.

• High school graduate or GED.
• Minimum of two years (3 to 4 years preferred) restaurant cooking experience.
• Serve Safe certificate required or must be willing to obtain within 6 months.
• Knowledge of food handling and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of HACCP preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to work well with all types of individuals.