Float Cook - Full Time
Vivie
Alexandria, MN
Full-time
Restaurant & Food
Posted on January 22, 2025
This is a float cook position that will work across all Vivie locations as needed.
Join Vivie and help us create meaningful impact! As a Cook, you'll prepare delicious, high-quality meals that nourish and delight our residents, following dietary guidelines and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen environment. We're looking for a skilled and creative culinary professional who thrives in a collaborative and supportive setting.
At Vivie, we value our people and offer a competitive pay range of $17.40/hr. to $23.65/hr. (hourly non-exempt) based on experience, qualifications, and location. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement.
Let's grow together-apply now and discover the difference you can make at Vivie!
Vivie is an equal opportunity employer.
Scope:
Education and Experience Required:
Join Vivie and help us create meaningful impact! As a Cook, you'll prepare delicious, high-quality meals that nourish and delight our residents, following dietary guidelines and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen environment. We're looking for a skilled and creative culinary professional who thrives in a collaborative and supportive setting.
At Vivie, we value our people and offer a competitive pay range of $17.40/hr. to $23.65/hr. (hourly non-exempt) based on experience, qualifications, and location. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement.
Let's grow together-apply now and discover the difference you can make at Vivie!
Vivie is an equal opportunity employer.
Scope:
- Responsible for execution of the food preparation and cooking activities of all assisted living dining rooms, Pioneer Grill, and the Bistro.
- Works primarily in the restaurant/kitchen area, and has frequent contact with staff, residents and customers.
- Is designated as kitchen lead in absence of Culinary Supervisor.
- Food Production - Follows recipes and production schedule based on resident census.
- Record and report over-production, underproduction, and waste.
- Prepare foods using methods which are designed to maintain nutrition, flavor, appearance, tenderness, and quality.
- Implement and record menu changes as directed.
- Prepare, documents, and communicate special item preparation.
- Follow daily production list and documents changes.
- Utilize safe food preparation methods when receiving, preparing, storing, cooling, freezing, holding, transporting, serving, and reheating foods. Monitor temperature record and checklists for holding and storing equipment to maintain safe food at all stages in the flow of food.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen at all times. Ensure and assist with cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work areas according to established checklist.
- Report and takes immediate and appropriate corrective action if standards are not met.
- Maintain accurate meal documentation per established procedures.
- Prepare palatable and attractive meals for private events, including seasonal, holiday and special events.
- Assist with meal service to residents as needed.
- Works closely with the Director of Culinary Services and Culinary Services Manager to execute catering events; internal, external and holiday meals.
- Set excellent customer service and work example.
- Resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems.
- Receive stock, maintain, monitor and track food and supplies.
- Communicate inventory levels, usage and shortages with supervisor.
- Receive food deliveries; check the quantity and quality of received products and ensures freshness of products. Keep kitchen, dish, and storage areas clean and organized.
- Ensure that all stations remain stocked before and during the meal period.
- Convey feedback and make recommendations, regarding food quality and resident satisfaction to supervisor.
- Look for and report any items in need of repair to supervisor.
- Perform all daily tasks in accordance with established facility and departmental policies and procedures.
- In the event of a fire or other emergency, assist with resident evacuations and secures food service area.
- Assist with special event preparation, set up and clean up.
- Attend in-service training and other work-related meetings as required or approved.
- Carry out special projects as identified. Help with any other areas of the building as needed.
Education and Experience Required:
- Requires a high school diploma
- A minimum of one year of experience working within a kitchen/culinary food service operation, preferably in a healthcare or senior dining setting, or any equivalent combination of training, education and experience.
- Completion of a state approved food safety course preferred.
- The ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately is essential.
- Able to take direction and give direction without resistance.
- Patience, tact, enthusiasm and a positive attitude towards the elderly is essential.
- The ability to work with a variety of staff and residents with differing values, attitudes, capabilities, and dispositions.
- The ability to work effectively as an individual player of the dining services team as well as part of the facility wide team.
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills and is a team player.
- Ability to work in a high-energy and demanding environment.
- Must complete and pass a state required background study.
- Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.
- Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, residents and visitors.