P.M. Cook - The Palms at La Quinta - La Quinta, CA

The Palms at La Quinta, the premier retirement community in La Quinta, has an opening for a full-time P.M. Cook.

This position prepares nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals, while working as a team with other culinary services members to provide smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen area.

This individual must have a friendly, professional, and energetic personality and have a passion for improving the lives of others. The successful candidate for this position must be 18 years of age and have two years’ experience in institutional or full service restaurant cooking. It is preferred that this individual have verifiable culinary training/education. The successful candidate will be able to prepare meals from established menus and recipes, have experience preparing meals from scratch and batch cooking practices, as well as follow portion control policies. This individual will have knowledge of and ability to conform to food service sanitation practices, be ServSafe certified, and will maintain food handlers permit as necessary to fulfill state regulations. The successful candidate for this position will communicate in a clear and concise manner with our residents. This individual will possess organizational skills as well as excellent customer service skills. In addition, the successful candidate will work well under time constraints and be able to meet deadlines. We offer competitive compensation and a great work environment.

Our residents deserve the best so we are seeking someone who understands hospitality, integrity and compassion.

Please come by and complete application (no phone calls) or fax/email your resume to:

The Palms at La Quinta
45190 Seeley Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
Fax: (760) 834-8299

We do pre-employment background checks, employment verifications, and reference checks. The Palms at La Quinta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time