Forefront Healthcare is unique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience

Come join Forefront Healthcare and elevate your career! Our company is quickly growing, and the opportunities are endless!

We are looking for a Cook in Friona, Texas at our beautiful senior living community.

This is a full-time or part time opportunity

You will make such a difference and enhance our team!

The benefits are amazing and available for full time candidates. – Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Paid Sick Time, Paid Vacation Time, 401(k), EAP, Paid holidays!!! Benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date!

This position is responsible for preparing nutritious and appetizing food for residents following established recipes adhering to federal/state/local standards and guidelines in proper food storage, handling and preparation.

Adheres to therapeutic and mechanically altered diet extensions for skilled nursing facility only not assisted living or independent living residents.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare meals in accordance with planned menus

• Service food in accordance with established portion control procedures

• Prepare food in accordance with standardized recipes and special requests

• Ensure food is prepared at proper temperatures and associated checklists and logs are completed

• Assist with inventory management and the receiving of goods from vendors

• Works with Executive chef to coordinate menus or special requests

• Adapts schedule when necessary to accommodate emergency situations.

• Follow safe food handling training and policies and procedures including appropriate glove use.

• Assist in daily or scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established policies and procedures

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  2 years of food preparation and service experience

• ServSafe certification or able to obtain within 3 months or employment

• Knowledge of food handler and safety regulations

• Proven track of record of integrity

• Excellent verbal/ written and problem solving skills

• Proficient computer skills

• Must be detail oriented

• Ability to multi-task while working in a pressured environment; always operating as part of a team

Education Requirement

High School degree or GED degree.

Competencies

• Customer service orientation

• Time management

• Ability to multi-task

• Work in a high stress environment

Physical Demands

Stands and walks continuously throughout the work day

Ability to reach, stoop, bend, lift, carry various food products, dietary supplies and equipment

Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored food

Ability to lift 50 pounds

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable - more reliable than spontaneous

• Detail-oriented - would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture

Salary: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Very important - You must be fully vaccinated for this position