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Senior Cook in Post Falls, ID 83854

SyntricateHauser, ID🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 21, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Hauser, ID, United States
Posted
13 hours ago
Food SafetyInventory ControlMenu Planning

Job Description

Position: Senior Cook
Location:  Post Falls, ID 83854
Start Date: Next week
Duration: 3+ months
Position Summary
The Senior Cook is responsible for preparing high-quality meals, including entrees, vegetables, breads, special diets, and catered meals. This person will also help coordinate kitchen activities, guide food-service staff, support meal service, and assist with food-service operations such as inventory, receiving, menu support, and food safety.
Key Responsibilities
  • Prepare entrees, vegetables, breads, and other menu items for daily meals.
  • Prepare therapeutic and special diets in accordance with menu requirements, resident preferences, and the Diet Manual.
  • Taste food for quality and flavor and verify safe food temperatures.
  • Prepare meals for special events and catered functions.
  • Plan ahead for future meals, including food preparation and thawing frozen items.
  • Coordinate daily kitchen activities and assist with arranging coverage when needed.
  • Delegate food-preparation and cleaning responsibilities to food-service workers and kitchen helpers.
  • Monitor food handling, sanitation, and production standards.
  • Assist with training new staff on job duties, safety procedures, fire safety, and chemical hazards.
  • Support tray-line service and ensure special-diet requirements are followed.
  • Assist with cycle-menu planning, food purchasing, inventory control, food receiving, labeling, dating, and stock rotation.
  • Make menu substitutions as needed and attend required nutrition and food-service meetings.
 
Candidate Requirements
  • Prior experience as a cook in a commercial kitchen, healthcare facility, long-term care setting, school, hospitality, or institutional food-service environment.
  • Experience preparing meals for special, modified, or therapeutic diets is strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, safe food temperatures, and proper food handling.
  • Ability to lead or coordinate kitchen staff and support training activities.
  • Strong organization, teamwork, communication, and time-management skills.
  • Comfortable working around kitchen equipment, hot surfaces, cleaning chemicals, odors, and wet floors.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and perform repetitive hand movements throughout the shift.
  • Ability to frequently move items up to 25 lbs.; occasionally up to 50 lbs.; and rarely up to 75 lbs.

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