Cook (Casual)

**About us**

Maxville Manor is a medium business in Maxville, ON. Our goal is to provide quality care to the people we serve. Maxville Manor is a 122-bed long-term care home located in Maxville, Ontario which is only 30 minutes east of Ottawa or 30 minutes north of Cornwall; currently seeking a casual cook to join our Maxville Manor Team. We recently surveyed staff and some of the benefits they highlighted to working at Maxville Manor include: the residents are well taken care of, the staff are welcoming, friendly and helpful, feels like a big family, great building - very bright and clean and strong leadership. We serve with our hearts. Our core values include: dignity/respect, people centered, compassion, excellence, accountability, collaboration and bring joy. If you have values that align well with ours, we would love to meet you and welcome you to our team.

**Responsibilities**:

- Prepare and/or be responsible for the preparation/delivery of all foods for residents, guests and employees including Meals on Wheels program
- Review menus and production sheets before preparing meals and prepare and serve them properly and attractively
- Ensure use of proper food handling techniques
- Ensure all foods are stored and date rotated
- Monitor and follow portion control of food served to clients and coffee shop
- Assist serving in coffee shop as required
- Complete daily temperature audits for the fridge, freezers and storerooms and record findings on daily audit form
- Prepare and serve foods for therapeutic/modified diets according to planned menus
- Make menu substitutions as necessary and record these in designated place
- Adhere to time schedules for service of meals and nourishments
- Follow daily production charts, standardized recipes and daily composite menus, while working within a set budget
- Participate actively in planning/preparing special occasion and theme meal days
- Complete all other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

- Food Handlers Certificate
- Completion of a recognized Culinary Program
- Red Seal Certificate preferred
- Experience in large quantity food preparation, preferably in a healthcare or retirement setting
- Physically able to lift and transfer heavy, hot items and stand for majority of shift
- Previous supervisory experience preferred
- The ability to maintain a positive attitude in the work place
- Willingness to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work with people and maintain good relations, especially with those in the business, for future employment opportunities
- Strong work ethic
- Attention to detail
- At least 2 Doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $21.63-$23.11 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- On call

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cornwall, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person