Roland Park Place is the premier continuing care retirement community in Baltimore. Our aim is to ensure pleasure in retirement, our focus is on personal well-being, and our pledge is to enhance our residents’ interests. The Dining Services team at Roland Park Place supports this mission by focusing on teamwork and cooperation, gracious hospitality, and great food.

Here at Roland Park Place, every member of the Dining Services team is driven to deliver the highest level of hospitality and shares a belief that fresh, quality food is fundamentally linked to health and wellness, human interaction and social responsibility. From this common core, we deliver the best food and dining services possible and exceed our residents' and guests' expectations every day.

As the Cook III you will have responsibility of food production in the kitchen operations. This position plays an integral role in managing the food production operations while ensuring resident and guest satisfaction. This successful team member must have the ability to work in a diverse, fast paced work environment while remaining focused on the highest possible food quality standards.

Specific Tasks:

• Cleaning, measuring, weighing, labeling, and preparation of food products for service
• Prepares a variety of foods with different cooking methods including but not limited to: poaching, steaming, grilling, roasting, mixing, pureeing, slicing, chopping, and baking
• Adheres to strict par levels and recipe specifications as established by leadership
• Ensures recipes are followed with accuracy to ensure nutritional adequacy
• Properly executes all recipe procedures including scaling and batch preparation
• Prepares food products to ensure that minimal waste is accrued
• Checks all food products for quality and notifies leadership immediately if there is a question to color, smell, feel, storage practices, or shelf life
• Exhibits proper knife skills and knife safety procedures at all times
• Operates all kitchen equipment properly and follows manufacturer and company safety guidelines
• Completes assigned prep work to stock and set up stations as necessary
• Maintains stock of all necessary items to ensure that all meal service periods run smoothly
• Maintains required food safety documentation including temperature logs, cooling logs, and production sheets as required
• Maintains the cleanliness of the kitchen via constant upkeep of production areas and removal of debris
• Other duties as assigned

General Tasks:

• Assists other team members during high volume when needed
• Upholds highest quality standards for food safety and cleanliness
• Tests the temperature of food as directed and ensures leftover food is stored properly
• Follows company safety and sanitation policies and procedures
• Communicates issues to leadership on a timely basis
• Contributes to a positive resident and guest experience by doing everything they are empowered to exceed their expectations
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager

Basic Understanding

• Basic knowledge of cooking principals and techniques
• Able to read and understand recipes and production sheets
• Completes all assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner
• Performs job within scheduled time unless approved by leadership
• Break periods are taken during every shift and are taken at a time as to not conflict with the needs of the department

What we offer:

Our full-time associates are offered competitive wages and a best-in-class benefits package which includes:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance,
• Company-paid life insurance/short-term disability/long-term disability,
• Legal plan,
• Identity theft protection,
• Pet insurance,
• Group critical illness insurance,
• Hospital indemnity insurance,
• Paid sick/vacation/holidays,
• 403(b) retirement with 4% company match,
• Free meals,
• Free area attraction tickets,
• Tuition reimbursement,
• Employee hardship fund,
• Employee assistance program,
• Free on-site parking,
• Discounted MTA passes,
• Worksite Wellness Programs,
• Free education/training classes.

Education and Experience:

• 2 years related experience and/or training in food production
• High school degree or equivalent required
• ServSafe Food Handler certification a plus

*This position requires standing, walking, and bending throughout the entire work day and the ability to lift, stack, and maneuver objects that may weigh 30 to 50 pounds.

We have a culture of development and offer further career opportunities and advancement for our associates.

Come join us at Roland Park Place and see why we are the #1 CCRC in Maryland, #5 in the nation, and certified as A Great Place to Work!