Cook

Summary

Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption by residents, employees, and visitors by performing the following duties.

• Reads menu to estimate food requirements and procures food from storage.
• Estimates food and beverage costs and requisitions or purchases supplies.
• Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Adds seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking.
• Observes and tests foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork to determine that it is cooked.
• Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking.
• Cleans utensils used during cooking process.
• Places servings in blender to make foods for soft or liquid diets.

• EDUCATION and/or
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass drug screening and background check.

Stones River Manor
205 Haynes Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Hours:

5:30 AM - 2:00 PM some weekdays, every other weekend

Salary: $19.00-$21.00 per hour

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