Cook

Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care is looking for a dependable, hardworking Cook to join our Dietary Team! If you enjoy preparing quality meals and making a difference in the lives of others, we’d love to meet you.

As a Cook, you’ll play an important role in providing nutritious, appetizing meals to our residents while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, sanitation, and customer service.

Responsibilities

As a Cook, you will:

• Prepare and cook meals according to approved menus, recipes, and therapeutic diets.
• Ensure meals are attractive, properly portioned, and served at the correct temperatures.
• Follow all federal, state, and facility food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen at all times.
• Properly operate, clean, and maintain kitchen equipment.
• Minimize food waste through proper preparation and storage techniques.
• Meet scheduled meal service times for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
• Work closely with the Dietary Manager and dietary team to ensure excellent resident satisfaction.
• Follow infection prevention and infection control procedures.
• Comply with all Resident Rights and confidentiality requirements.
• Assist with inventory, food storage, stocking, and rotation of supplies using FIFO practices.
• Participate in in-service training and continuing education.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dietary Manager.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Previous cooking experience in healthcare, long-term care, assisted living, restaurant, or institutional food service.
• Culinary training or certification is a plus but not required.
• Knowledge of therapeutic and modified diets is preferred.
• Ability to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Must successfully complete all required background checks.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
• Frequently bend, reach, twist, and move throughout the kitchen.
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Push and pull carts and kitchen equipment.
• Work in hot and cold environments.
• Maintain a fast-paced work environment while meeting meal deadlines.