Prep Cook — Assisted & Independent Living

Position:
Prep Cook

Tomball Retirement Center – Tomball, TX

Tomball Retirement Center is hiring a Prep Cook to support our dining services by preparing high-quality, resident-centered meals. You’ll work in a high-volume kitchen, following recipes and production sheets, with exposure to health‑care dining standards (specialized diets and texture modifications).

• Prep & Production:
  Wash, cut, batch, and label ingredients; scale recipes; set up station for dinner service.
• Diet Compliance:
  Follow diet cards and production sheets; support therapeutic diets (diabetic, cardiac, low‑sodium) and texture modifications (mechanical soft, minced & moist, puréed, thickened liquids).
• Quality & Timing:
  Maintain portion accuracy, taste/temperature standards, and on‑time tray/line delivery.
• Food Safety:
  Practice HACCP, FIFO, date/label, temp logs; keep prep areas, coolers, and equipment clean.
• Teamwork:
  Coordinate with Cooks/Lead, Servers, and the Dietary Manager; assist with receiving and storage.

• 1+ year prep/line experience in a high‑volume kitchen (required).
• Senior living/health‑care food service experience preferred.
• Serv Safe Food Handler (or ability to obtain shortly after hire);
  Manager cert a plus.
• Able to stand/walk most of the shift and safely lift/push/pull up to ~40–50 lbs.
• Reliable, detail‑oriented, and comfortable following recipes and written directions.

• Full‑time shifts: 6:00 am – 2:00 pm or 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm + Every Other Weekend
• Competitive pay based on experience.

Medical, Dental, Vision

• PTO
• 401(k) with match
• Growth opportunities
• Supportive, mission‑driven culture

Job Duty Disclaimer

This description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted at any time to meet resident, regulatory, and operational needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tomball Retirement Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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