Cook

Luxury Senior Living Communities

In Kendall, Coral Gables, Homestead and Weston

 Is looking for 

Cook

 for its

  Brand New Palace at Weston

An Independent, Assisted Living & Memory Care Community

 16025 Emerald Estates Dr. Weston, FL 33331

Winner of Gallup's Great Workplace Award

The #1 Priority of this position is…  

Prepare & handle meals under the direction of the Chef, in accordance with the daily production schedule, to the satisfaction of the supervisor & residents. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Ability to estimate quantities of food required
• Order inventory and rotate food items as needed.
• Meet meal schedules.
• Apportion food items based on diet order and residents’ food preferences.
• Properly store & label food items.
• Maintain sanitation standards & food handling procedures based on County, State & Federal regulations.

Qualifications 

• 2 years’ experience in quantity cooking in an institutional kitchen with mechanical food service equipment.
• Culinary school student or graduate, preferred.
• High school degree or equivalent, preferred. Basic math skills required.
• Ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.
• Must be able to speak, read & write English.  Spanish, preferred.
• Ability to practice The Palace Principles (“Teamwork”, “Safety” & “Ask! Don’t Assume!”)

The Ideal Candidate 

• Polite, responsible, always on time, resourceful, accurate & conscientious.
• Flexible as to work schedule. Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays & in emergencies
• Work in a safe and responsible manner, including taking precautions & safe work practices.
• Obey the established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management & security
• Report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair & maintenance needs.
• Able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out oral or written instructions.
• Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task. 
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently AND as a team member.
• Follow up with supervisor, co-workers or residents regarding complaints, problems & concerns.
• Demonstrate good verbal communications & interpersonal skills.

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