• Highly competitive pay!
• A free daily meal!

Starting pay:
Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities, a privately-owned family company with a proud history of success, is currently hiring a Cook at Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria at Santa Maria in Santa Maria, California.
If you want a career with kindness and are a team-focused individual with a deep commitment to customer service, please start the online application process to become part of the Merrill family!
We offer our employees:

• Highly competitive pay!
• Benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with generous company match, vacation & sick time, holidays, and more!
• A free daily meal!
• A stable career with a long-term company committed to our team members for 30 years.
• A rapidly growing company with opportunities for advancement!

Our Cook are responsible for:
Provides a high level of customer service to residents and Team Members by achieving the standards as outlined in the MG CARES program.

• Assists in preparing all food items following production amounts, proper recipes, and procedures.
• Ensures all food items are prepared in a timely fashion. Uses batch-cooking and cook to order where appropriate to ensure a fresh product.
• Prepares all food products in a manner to ensure the highest level of Food Safety and to preserve nutrients toward meeting the specific dietary requirements of the residents.
• Attends all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
• Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
• Cleans and sanitizes all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
• Practices proper food handling and food storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria and state
• Food Safety guidelines always.
• Maintains documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
• Completes assigned cleaning to ensure compliance and sanitary standards are met.
• Other duties as assigned.

If you are someone with:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in quality food preparation
• Experience in scratch cooking in a high volume, fine dining setting
• Proficiency in computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, etc.

Consider applying to become a Cook with the Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities!
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Our mission is to provide an inspiring environment for our residents, families, and team members where every life is defined by the possibilities.
Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria is an Equal Opportunity Employer