Line Cook

Cook-to-order | Sauté Experience Preferred

• This is not a traditional senior living kitchen.
• Cedar Crest Village operates multiple full-service restaurants serving high-volume, made-to-order meals. We're looking for restaurant-trained Line Cooks who are comfortable working multiple stations in a fast-paced cook-to-order environment.
• Our restaurants serve 300+ guests each night in a high volume fast-paced setting. Experience in a la minute restaurants highly preferred!

Compensation

$21-$26/hour plus a $1,000 Sign-On Bonus

What you'll do

• Prepare and cook menu items using proper techniques, recipes, and food safety standards
• Execute cook-to-order meals with consistent quality, portioning, and presentation
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workstation
• Work side-by-side with fellow cooks, sous chefs, and culinary leadership during service
• Contribute to a dining experience that keeps residents coming back

What we offer

• Quality of life - most of our restaurant's team members are out before 9pm
• Predictable schedules, real work-life balance and fewer late nights
• Encouragement (and training) to grow into Sous Chef and management roles!
• Restaurant-level cooking without restaurant-level burnout
• PTO, volunteer hours, and competitive benefits packages including medical, dental, vision for eligible team members, in accordance with applicable state law
• Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age
• Onsite pharmacy available to employees, with discounts, for easy access to life's necessities
• 401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match

What you need

• At least 1 year of cook-to-order experience
• Sauté experience highly preferred
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
• Be able to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, from hot kitchens to cold refrigerators and freezers

Additional information

Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.

Cedar Crest is a beautiful 130-acre continuing care retirement community in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. We're part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country's largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.

Cedar Crest helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us. As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.