Dietary Cook
Optalis Healthcare & Rehabilitation is seeking the right candidate to join our FAMILY at our Kingsford facility.
Located at 1225 Woodward Ave. Kingsford, MI 49802.
Our Dietary Cook prepares nourishing meals for our residents and ensures the highest quality of standards of food service is being performed. This position focuses on the needs of each resident during mealtimes. The Cook works closely with the Dietary Manager to create and review menu items that meet the nutrition needs of each individual resident.
Job Tasks:
- Communicates with Dietary Manager to best meet needs of residents.
- Assist in daily preparation and services of our resident meals, including therapeutic and modified consistency diets. As well as preparation of foods for the following day's menu.
- Follows recipes and prepares foods that correspond to menu cycles prepared by the Dietary Manager, including therapeutic and modified consistency diets.
- Cook and prepare delicious, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in institutional quantities of supplies & equipment.
- Assists with food storage according to facility procedures and safe food handling guidelines.
- Maintains sanitation standards as defined by the facility's policies and procedures while in the prep areas of the kitchen as well as the dish room.
- Attend required staff in-services.
- Cleans dishes, utensils, and equipment according to sanitation standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Work both AM and PM shifts
- Maintains excellent personal hygiene.
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language.
- Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.
- The ability to think and work independently.
- Communicates with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- HSA
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Employer Paid Life & AD&D
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Pet Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- Value Added Benefits
- Weekly Employee Appreciation Events
Experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Prior experience in a long-term facility or equivalent is preferred.
- 2+ years prior experience in commercial restaurant or equivalent is preferred.
