Cook - Thornton Oaks Retirement Community

Mid Coast Hospital

Maine's Best Retirement Community - Thornton Oaks in Brunswick is looking for a full-time Cook!

Do you love food? Are you creative? Thornton Oaks Independent Retirement community is looking for someone to fill a full-time cook position. You will have the opportunity to have input into menus, cook soups, stews, and entrees from scratch, and assist putting together special event platters. You will work with a small team under close supervision of the Director of Dining Services. Our cooks perform a variety of duties normally executed in serving customers, preparing food, transporting and emptying trash receptacles, cleaning the kitchen, server storing stock, and checking and recording hot and cold temperatures as well as washing dishes. This is a fully benefited position and weekends are required.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• License/Certifications: Food safety certification required (e.g., ServSafe) and must be obtained within 3 months of hire.
• Experience: One year of relevant food production experience required. One year of specialized culinary training or institutional/retail cooking experience preferred.
• Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
• Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow - programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.