Senior Living Cook

2 weeks ago

Columbia, United States Merril Gardens Full time
Senior Living Cook
  • Highly competitive pay
  • A free daily meal
Are you passionate about working with seniors? Are you dedicated to supporting seniors on their wellness journey to ensure they are provided with an atmosphere that values individualism and dignity? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you Merrill Gardens at Columbia, SC is currently accepting applications for Cooks to help support residents within our beautiful community residents call home.

If you are a compassionate, caring, responsible, and honest individual who genuinely loves working with the senior population, we would love the opportunity to speak with you Please APPLY TODAY

Family means everything to us. From the communities we create to the connections we make with residents, everything we do is rooted in our history as a fifth-generation family business.

We build on that family with the people we hire and the teams they form. As a family company, we can do things differently and for the past 30 years our long-term commitment to team members has been unsurpassed.

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 Cooks are responsible for:
  • 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 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.
If you are someone with:
  • A minimum of 5 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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