Create Memorable Dining Experiences at Splendido
Join Splendido's culinary team as a Cook and be part of a kitchen that takes pride in preparing fresh, high-quality meals from scratch. You'll work alongside a talented team preparing a variety of dishes for multiple restaurants within our luxury senior living community. From food preparation and presentation to maintaining quality and consistency, you'll play an important role in delivering the exceptional dining standards our residents and guests enjoy.
We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced kitchen, has a strong interest in food and cooking, and takes pride in the quality of their work. Whether you're building on your culinary experience or looking to further develop your skills, you'll find opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow as part of a collaborative culinary team.
We are a multiple-award-winning workplace offering competitive hourly rates, great benefits, on-the-job perks, and paid skills-training opportunities.
Full-time opportunities are available with varied shifts. Weeknight, weekend, and holiday availability required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Prepares quality food at designated times according to regional campus recipes, with working knowledge of a la carte, banquet, batch cooking techniques, restaurant and rotational style menus, demonstrating kitchen sanitation practices according to HACCP procedures to ensure a fresh, quality product is served.
Prepares standard portions and plate presentations with garnishment and monitors food temperatures to ensure food is presented in an elevated fashion.
Regularly checks menu to ensure all food items are available and/or thawed in advance, notifying the Executive Chef of any shortages.
Demonstrates proper use and cleaning of equipment and supplies and performs daily and weekly cleaning assignments. Helps maintain organization of coolers, freezers, storage areas, and storerooms and promptly reports equipment malfunctions or safety hazards to management.
Minimizes waste and over production, handles leftovers according to procedures and assures that all items are labeled, dated, and properly stored.
Follows instructions on daily production sheets and helps prepare production lists.
Assists with receiving deliveries, puts away deliveries when necessary, and assists with the organization of dry storage, walk-ins and freezer using proper rotational practices to avoid spoilage.
Assists Kitchen Attendant as needed/assigned with dish and ware washing, receiving, transportation of food and equipment, and cleaning duties.
May be assigned to assist Pastry Chef with basic or fundamental tasks.
Identifies areas for improvement, proposes possible solutions, and participates in data collection and process changes as part of the Quality Assurance Process Improvement process.
SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Tactile, tasting, smelling, near vision, peripheral vision, and color vision.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Required:
Basic knowledge and understanding of cooking techniques.
Ability to communicate with supervisors, co-workers, residents, and guests and to follow standardized recipes.
Able to operate kitchen equipment and tools found within the hospitality/health care industry.
Current sanitation certification.
Effective written communication skills, and the ability to read and interpret instructions.
Reliable, predictable, and punctual attendance, to provide timely service to internal and external customers and to support uninterrupted business operations.
Must be sensitive to the needs of older adults and enjoy working with a senior population.
Ability to work productively in a team environment.
Preferred:
Formal culinary training.
Prior experience within a high-quality restaurant, country club, hotel or senior living company preferred.
Basic knowledge and understanding of therapeutic diets, recipe ingredients, adherence to heart healthy guidelines and other dietary restrictions.
Shifts vary; flexibility in scheduling is…