Senior Living Cook

2 weeks ago

Santa Maria, United States Merril Gardens Full time
  • Highly competitive pay
  • A free daily meal
Starting pay:

Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities, a privately-owned family company with a proud history of success, is currently hiring a Cook at Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria at Santa Maria in Santa Maria, California.

If you want a career with kindness and are a team-focused individual with a deep commitment to customer service, please start the online application process to become part of the Merrill family

We offer our employees:
  • Highly competitive pay
  • Benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with generous company match, vacation & sick time, holidays, and more
  • A free daily meal
  • A stable career with a long-term company committed to our team members for 30 years.
  • A rapidly growing company with opportunities for advancement
Our Cook are responsible for:

Provides a high level of customer service to residents and Team Members by achieving the standards as outlined in the MG CARES program.
  • Assists in preparing all food items following production amounts, proper recipes, and procedures.
  • Ensures all food items are prepared in a timely fashion. Uses batch-cooking and cook to order where appropriate to ensure a fresh product.
  • Prepares all food products in a manner to ensure the highest level of Food Safety and to preserve nutrients toward meeting the specific dietary requirements of the residents.
  • Attends all regularly scheduled dining services meetings and in-service trainings.
  • Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards:
    • Cleans and sanitizes all work areas and equipment before and after each use.
    • Practices proper food handling and food storage procedures as per Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria and state
    • Food Safety guidelines always.
    • Maintains documentation of all temperature charts and records as per company policy and procedure.
    • Completes assigned cleaning to ensure compliance and sanitary standards are met.
  • Other duties as assigned.
If you are someone with:
  • A minimum of 2 years' experience in quality food preparation
  • Experience in scratch cooking in a high volume, fine dining setting
  • Proficiency in computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, etc.


Consider applying to become a Cook with the Merrill Family of Senior Living Communities

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Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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