Heritage Meadows, an Independent Living senior community, is seeking a knowledgeable Full-Time Cook with restaurant experience. We are proud to offer the highest quality engagement, dining, and health support services, and a team that truly cares for our residents. We are always looking for compassionate, teamwork-oriented professionals to join our team. Every team member in a Brightwater community embodies the mission of our company: to inspire hope and enhance the lives of our residents through the creation of an unparalleled experience.

Job Title: PM Line Cook
Schedule: Thursday-Monday
Hours of Work: 10:30am-7:00pm

Position Summary: The Line Cook is expected to prepare nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals; work as a team member with other employees to assure efficient and safe operation of the kitchen and the dining room; receive food and beverage orders, prepare and serve food and beverages, serve, and restock items in bistro; clear and clean tables and chairs, counters, display case(s); and provide exceptional quality food and service to all residents, guests and coworkers by performing essential duties effectively and efficiently.

If you are an experienced Line Cook looking for a meaningful role with purpose and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of seniors, then we want to hear from you. Please come in and apply at our community.

Qualifications:

• Have two years of experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Meet state or provincial health related requirements.
• Maintain Food Handlers permit as required by state or provincial regulations.
• Maintain any certifications as required by state or provincial regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
• Carry trays and supplies.
• Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food handling practices.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Bake, roast, broil and steam meats, fish, vegetables and other foods.
• Regulate temperatures of ovens, broilers, grills and roasters.
• Weigh, measure and mix ingredients according to standard recipes using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion arrange and garnish food in timely manner.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling or piercing them with utensils.
• Uphold the standards and expectations of food quality and production set forth by Brightwater.
• Perform scheduled cleaning, stocking, and rotation and maintenance tasks set by Chef.
• Attend scheduled training seminars and staff meetings.
• Review menus and Daily Food Production Record for instructions.
• Prepare meals that are nutritious, appetizing, and attractive according to Brightwater menus and recipes as well as to physician orders for diet, diet texture, and liquid thickness
• Keeps immediate supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action which may be taken.

About us
Heritage Meadows is a Brightwater Independent senior living community in Ontario, CA. Our goal is to lead the way in innovation for tomorrow to enrich the lives of seniors today by providing them and their and families with hospitality and healthcare experiences that are unrivaled.

Why we do what we do
We know that the most important moments in our residents’ lives are the ones that make them feel at home. We continue to create services and amenities designed to help seniors live life THEIR way, and never ask them to change who they are to fit into our communities. We design spaces that adapt to their lives, their needs, and their choices.

What we value
Everything our team members do, everything our team members say, and the way our team members act is a direct reflection of our brand. We know how important it is to show admiration, have integrity, and work as a team to strive for both excellence and innovation. We expect our team members to take ownership of their role and show stewardship in the way they manage human, material and fiscal resources that have been entrusted to our care. We also encourage the complete well-being of our team members by valuing the time required for regeneration and rejuvenation.

Our communication philosophy
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that facilitates open and transparent communication with our team members, our residents and our families. Our team is available to listen, support and serve the needs of all team members through direct and ongoing dialogue, and we believe that this respectful, open-minded dialogue makes us stronger in what we do and how we do it. We make every effort to ensure team member’s suggestions, ideas, opinions, and concerns are heard, and we reward team members for creation of ideas that improve any aspect of our community.

Brightwater Senior Living is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to provide an environment in which human dignity prevails. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, creed, religion, age, marital status, family/parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, receipt of public assistance, status as a veteran or current or future military status. Our company does not tolerate discriminate or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings
• Evening shift
• Every Weekend
• Holidays

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cambridge, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)

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