Job Title: Cook
Job Description
This Cook position focuses on accurately and efficiently preparing, cooking, portioning, and presenting a variety of hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events in a healthcare and retirement community setting. You will follow established recipes and food safety standards while delivering high-quality meals and excellent customer service in a fast-paced, team-oriented kitchen environment.
Responsibilities
Prepare and cook made-to-order foods that may require short preparation times while maintaining speed and accuracy.
Prepare and serve food to customers at an à la carte or grill station as needed.
Follow current federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service.
Read food orders or follow verbal instructions and prepare and cook food according to specific directions.
Provide consistently high-quality service to customers and residents at all times.
Follow basic recipes and product directions to prepare, season, cook, taste, carve, and serve soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, baked goods, and other menu items.
Operate a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, wash, peel, cut, and shred fruits and vegetables, and trim and cut meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use under direct supervision or instruction.
Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production levels, and keep records to accurately plan production and requisition supplies and equipment.
Support food preparation and production for tray line and line cook operations as needed.
Assist with bakery and baking tasks as part of overall food production responsibilities.
Clean and sanitize workstations and kitchen equipment in compliance with company, client, and regulatory procedures.
Attend all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training sessions and apply that knowledge in daily work.
Comply with all HACCP policies and procedures to ensure food safety.
Report all accidents and injuries promptly and follow safety and risk management policies and procedures.
Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
Attend designated classroom and virtual training programs to maintain and improve skills.
Receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies, and properly store items as needed.
Prepare meals for customers requiring special diets in accordance with specified guidelines.
Produce batch goods using basic cooking techniques when required.
Support hospitality and customer service standards throughout the dining operation.
Essential Skills
Proven ability to prepare and cook foods to order in a fast-paced environment.
Experience following basic recipes and product directions for soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other menu items.
Ability to operate a variety of kitchen equipment safely and effectively for measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, shredding, trimming, and cooking food items.
Strong understanding of and adherence to food safety, sanitation, and HACCP policies and procedures.
Capability to read and follow written food orders, menus, and verbal instructions accurately.
Attention to detail in tasting products, checking production, and estimating food requirements.
Commitment to providing excellent customer service at all times.
Ability to follow safety and risk management policies and promptly report accidents and injuries.
Willingness to attend and apply training related to allergies, foodborne illness, safety, and operational procedures.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience working on tray line service in a healthcare or retirement community environment.
Exposure to bakery or baking tasks as part of a food service operation.
Ability to support special diets and understand basic dietary needs in a healthcare or retirement setting.
Comfort working in a moderate to loud kitchen environment.
Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, including special events and catered functions.
Why Work Here?
You will work for a stable, nationally based organization that supports a retirement community in Central Pennsylvania, offering consistent work without the fear of downsizing or layoffs. The environment emphasizes reliability, ongoing training, and safety, giving you the opportunity to grow your skills while contributing to a meaningful mission of serving residents and guests. You will be part of a team-focused culture that values dependable service and long-term stability.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Mechanicsburg,PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 29, 2026.
About Aerotek
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry - from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
