COOK
: Job Details :

** Cook**

** Stonerise Lindside**

** Lindside, WV**

Employment Status: **Full-Time** Shift: **Evening Shift** **JOB SUMMARY:**

The Cook is responsible for assisting the Dietary Manager in carrying out responsibilities. Will be in charge in absence of Dietary Manageror Assistant (if applicable). Provides general supervision and support to all food service employees on shift. Maintains knowledge of food sanitation requirements. Prepares nutritional and pleasing meals that meet RDA recommendations, following center practices and menus.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:**

- Prepares/serves meals

- Prepares food/desserts for noon and evening snacks

- Prepares substitutions; posts in designated areas

- Inspects quantity, quality, temperature, and appearance of food before serving

- Checks leftover foods in walk-in daily; discard all outdated food items, all shifts

- Maintains foods at correct temperature: tray line hot 140 degrees, cold 45 degrees serving hot 120 degrees, cold 50 degrees

- Takes food temperature and documents daily, addressing and noted concerns

- Prepares meals at appropriate times

- Follows posted meal delivery schedules

- Has knowledge of proper preparation of foods by following planned menus

- Knowledge of basic principles of cooking

- Familiarity with operation of all kitchen equipment

- Ability to be exact in proper proportioning of food products (correct measurements and portions)

- Dresses in appropriate uniform and covers hair as required

- Exhibits appropriate relationships with residents, families, and employees

- Make independent decisions

- Handles emergency situations adequately

- Attend inservices and/or workshops as required

- Maintain current food handlers card

- Keeps all cooking equipment and/or utensils clean and properly stored

- Communicates effectively with supervisor and other center managers and staff

- Other duties as assigned

Effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, due to changing federal, state, and local regulations, specific requirements may change your duties. Thus the omission of certain areas does not exclude your accountability/responsibility to the facility.

**JOB REQUIREMENTS:**

- Required to sit, stand, walk, and bend repetitively.

- Required to push, pull and lift objects greater than 30 pounds at times.

- Works in an environment that may host noise, activity, interruptions, and other distractions or events.

- Exposure to extreme heat/cold, wet and humid conditions.

**Education:**

- High School Diploma or equivalent

- Ability to read and write

- Previous cooking experience preferred