Cook, RL, PT

Job Summary: The Cook prepares quality food for residents, staff, and guests in compliance with accepted nutritional and sanitation guidelines. Essential Job Functions: Ensures the safety of prepared foods by monitoring food temperatures on a predetermined schedule to verify that food is held within accepted temperatures ranges set forth by regulatory agencies, recording those results in a Food Temperature Log, and taking corrective action if a temperature is outside accepted range. Maintains sanitary working conditions by meeting standards set by State and County Health Departments as well as following Salemtowne's daily and weekly schedules for cleaning food preparation and staging areas and utensils. Prepares meals by following approved menus, recipes, and food production sheets. Assists in controlling food costs by properly storing and labeling leftovers, monitoring waste, and consistently completing the waste sections on the Daily Food Production sheets; suggests and implements waste reduction projects. Optimizes resident satisfaction by suggesting menu innovations, improved presentation of food, and other enhancements to the overall dining experience. Supports efforts of other department's (e.g., Marketing Development, etc.) efforts by preparing special meals for meetings, conferences, charitable projects, etc. Supports teamwork within the company by assisting departments with special requests and projects at the discretion of the supervisor. Supports Salemtowne Shines culture & philosophy. Performs other duties as assigned.