Experience Senior Living

Senior living developer and operator

Line Cook

Culinary & Kitchen ProductionPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeMechanicsville, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required.
At least one to three years of experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment is required.
A food handlers permit is required as applicable under state law or company standards.
Ability to read and follow recipes, printed production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs is required.
Ability to connect with residents and help them transition from home to community through thoughtful engagement is required.
Ability to build positive relationships with team members, coworkers, and residents is required.
Ability to handle multiple jobs and priorities is required.
Ability to accept direction from superiors or experienced staff and share job knowledge or resident information with others as needed is required.
Ability to give and welcome feedback is required.
Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment in a clean and sanitary manner is required.
Availability to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays, is required.

Responsibilities

Provide culinary customer service and promote a fine dining experience.
Work with the Director of Culinary Services and/or Executive Director to support resident satisfaction with food and dining programs.
Maintain kitchen, food storage, and preparation areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
Open and/or close the kitchen as assigned.
Follow assigned cleaning schedules.
Ensure food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards.
Estimate daily or weekly food and supply needs and communicate them to the Director or Assistant Director of Culinary Services.
Participate in preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus.
Document food temperatures before service and in refrigeration and freezer storage.
Prepare and ensure snacks and beverages are available to residents at all times.
Keep kitchen floors clean by sweeping and mopping, and empty trash.
Assist with transporting and storing food and supplies.
Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
Attend the kitchen pre-meal stand-up before meal service.

Line Cook

Experience Senior Living · Mechanicsville, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-12

Workplace: on_site

Department: Culinary

Description

The Experience Senior Living Team is comprised of dynamic professionals that are fueled by their passion to empower people as they grow older to live life to the fullest. They are creators, architects, nurses, researchers, programmers, marketers, facilitators, developers, investors, and caregivers, all focused on making a positive impact on the lives of residents, their families and team members.

We are looking for a Line Cook to join our amazing team!

Responsibilities:

Provide a high level of culinary customer service and promote a fine dining experience.
Work closely with the Director of Culinary Services and/or Executive Director to keep residents satisfied with food and dining programs.
Maintain kitchen and food storage and preparation areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition at all times.
Responsible for the opening and/or closing of the kitchen.
Adhere to cleaning schedules as assigned.
Ensures that all food is received, stored, and prepared according to Company standards.
Estimate daily or weekly needs of food and supplies and communicates needs to Director of Culinary Services or assistant Director of Culinary Services.
Participate in preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus.
Document temperatures of food prior to service, refrigeration, and freezer.
Prepare and ensure snacks and beverages are available to residents at all times.
Keep kitchen floors clean (sweeps and mops) and trash emptied.
Assist with the transportation and storage of food and supplies.
Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
Will attend pre-meal stand up in kitchen prior to meal service.
May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment.
Food handlers permit as required by state law and/or Company standards.
Able to read and follow recipes and printed production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs.
Connect and help residents transition from home to community through thoughtful engagement at every level of interaction.
Ability to build positive and strong relationships with team members, coworkers, and residents.
Focused and dedicated to providing excellent customer service.
Ability to handle multiple jobs and priorities.
Accept direction from superiors or other experienced staff.
Shares job knowledge or resident information with others as needed.
Give and welcome feedback.
Operate and Maintain kitchen equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
Ability to work varied schedules to include weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Benefits

We offer a full benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life and voluntary life, 401k with employer matching, paid holidays, and up to 20 days PTO in the first three years.

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About the Company

Experience Senior Living

Senior living developer and operator

Experience Senior Living is a developer and operator of senior-living communities. Its communities may provide independent living, assisted living, and memory care along with dining, activities, and resident services. Development and central teams create and support properties while community staff deliver daily operations and care. Work includes caregiving, nursing, culinary, sales, activities, maintenance, development, and corporate disciplines. The scope is Experience Senior Living and its own community portfolio. Its workforce connects frontline delivery with the specialist, operational, technical, and business teams that support the organization.

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