Cook

Job Details Level: Entry

Job Location:

Lakeside Village
- Hesston, KS 67062

Position Type:
Full-Time/Part-Time Education Level: Prefer High School grad or GEDTravel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Day Job Category:
Restaurant
- Food Service Water's Edge is looking for a cook to join our team! This position is flexible and can either be filled by a part-time or full-time employee. The hours are 7:00am - 3:00pm.

The primary responsibility of the Cook is to oversee the preparation and serving of daily meals; the storage, marking and inventory of leftover food products; and the cleaning and sanitizing of cooking utensils, food preparation areas, and food storage units. The Cook will ensure the production of a quality produce, and that food, health and safety regulations are followed.

• Cooks food according to menus, recipes, and diet sheets
  • Understands and adheres to residents’ nutritional needs as specified on their diet sheets
  • Remains alert to residents’ changing dietary and health concerns
  • Consults daily menus to determine which food will be cooked for the day
  • Uses all kitchen equipment appropriately
• Organizes food preparation
  • Ensures that food is ready at the proper time and temperature
  • Organizes food to be delivered to different areas
• Follows HACCP standards for preparing, handling, serving and storing food
  • Checks and records temperatures of food to ensure that it is served at correct temperatures
  • Cools food according to the Serv Safe manual
  • Prepares, cooks and stores food under appropriate temperatures and with safe food handling techniques
  • Cooks food in a manner to conserve nutritive value, flavor, appearance and texture
• Uses food and supplies appropriately to maintain budget
  • Understand and follows food portion controls
  • Avoids wasting food or supplies
• Serves and delivers food
  • Serves residents in the dining area when time permits
  • Monitors all buffet area and refills it as necessary
  • Prepares food
• Cleans in assigned areas
  • Keeps all kitchen equipment clean and in good working order
  • Cleans and sanitizes food preparation areas
  • Helps washes pots and pans and puts them away as time permits
  • Ensures that dietary aides clear and wipe down tables and sweep and mop floor
  • Ensures all dietary aides have completed assigned job duties before end of shift
  • Completes cleaning schedule
  • Uses good sanitation practices as described in Serv Safe manual

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older
• Prefer one year or more of cooking experience
• Additional education in cooking or related field is helpful
• Work a minimum of every other weekend and holidays

Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.