Cook - Shelby

Cook - Shelby

Optalis Health & Rehabilitation Centers

SHELBY HEAL TH & REHABILITATION (An Optalis Center)

Our Cooks prepare nourishing meals for our residents and ensure the highest quality of food service standards. Cooks work closely with the Dietary Manager to create and review menu items that meet the nutrition needs of each individual resident.

• Follow recipes and prepare foods that correspond to menu cycles prepared by the dietary manager and dietitian, including therapeutic and modified consistency diets.
• Cook or prepare delicious, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in institutional quantities of supplies & equipment.
• Ensure meals are appealing, appetizing and nutritionally sound.
• Work on tray line or in dining rooms serving meals to residents.
• Prepare food for the following day’s menu.
• Maintain sanitation standards as defined by facility policy and procedure while in the prep areas of the kitchen as well as the dish room.
• Communicate with Dietary Manager throughout shift as needed to best meet needs of residents.
• Attend required staff in‑services.

• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Prior facility or commercial cooking experience required.

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Management and Manufacturing

Industries:
Hospitals and Health Care