Bistro Cook @ Aerotek

Job Title: Bistro CookJob DescriptionThe Bistro Cook accurately and efficiently prepares, portions, cooks, and presents a variety of hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. This role supports a retirement community in a healthcare setting and focuses on delivering high-quality food service and an excellent customer experience while adhering to all food safety, sanitation, and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events.
• Prepare and cook foods to order that may require short preparation times, ensuring timely and efficient service.
• Prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte station, which may include operating a grill line or similar station.
• Follow current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service.
• Read food orders or receive verbal instructions from patrons or staff and prepare and cook food according to those instructions.
• Provide consistently high-quality customer service to residents, guests, and staff at all times.
• Follow basic recipes and product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, baked goods, and other food items.
• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment under direct supervision or instruction to measure and mix ingredients and to wash, peel, cut, and shred fruits and vegetables.
• Trim and cut meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use following proper food handling and safety practices.
• Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production levels, and maintain records to accurately plan production and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Clean and sanitize workstations, tools, and kitchen equipment in accordance with company, client, and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attend all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training sessions and apply this knowledge in daily food preparation and service.
• Comply with all HACCP policies and procedures and follow established food safety and sanitation protocols.
• Report all accidents and injuries promptly and in accordance with company safety and risk management procedures.
• Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training sessions, and hazard assessments.
• Attend designated training programs, both classroom-based and virtual, to maintain and improve skills and knowledge.
• Receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies, and store items properly to support daily kitchen operations.
• Prepare meals for customers requiring special diets, following specific dietary guidelines and instructions.
• Produce batch goods using basic cooking techniques as needed to support meal service and catering.
• Support tray line and line cook operations as needed, ensuring efficient and accurate meal assembly and delivery.
• Contribute to bakery and baking tasks, including preparation of baked goods, when required.

Essential Skills

• Proven ability to prepare and cook foods to order within short preparation times while maintaining quality and presentation standards.
• Experience working on a la carte and grill stations or similar line cook environments.
• Strong knowledge of basic cooking techniques, including grilling, roasting, baking, sautéing, and batch cooking.
• Ability to follow recipes and product directions accurately for a wide range of items, including soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and baked goods.
• Competence in operating a variety of kitchen equipment safely and efficiently, such as ovens, grills, mixers, slicers, and food processors.
• Skill in washing, peeling, cutting, and shredding fruits and vegetables and trimming and cutting meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use.
• Ability to read menus, interpret food orders and verbal instructions, and translate them into accurate food preparation.
• Capability to estimate food requirements, monitor production, and keep records to support planning and inventory control.
• Strong commitment to food safety and sanitation, including adherence to HACCP policies and all regulatory requirements.
• Reliability in cleaning and sanitizing workstations and equipment according to established procedures.
• Customer service skills with a focus on providing the highest quality of service to residents and guests.
• Willingness to attend and apply training related to allergies and foodborne illness prevention.
• Awareness of and adherence to company safety and risk management policies, including timely reporting of accidents and injuries.
• Ability to work a floating schedule that includes early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as business needs require.
• Comfort working in a moderate to loud environment in a healthcare and retirement community setting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, healthcare food service, or retirement community food operations.
• Background in tray line service and line cook roles within busy kitchen environments.
• Experience in bakery or baking production, including preparation of desserts and baked goods.
• Ability to prepare meals for customers requiring special diets, such as modified textures or restricted ingredients.
• Strong organizational skills for managing multiple orders, meal periods, and catering events.
• Attention to detail in food presentation, portion control, and adherence to recipes.
• Comfort with participating in ongoing classroom and virtual training programs.
• Ability to lift, move, and carry foodstuffs and supplies as part of daily kitchen operations.
• Flexibility to support outside activities and events when food service is required.

Why Work Here? You will work for a stable, nationally based organization that supports a retirement community in Central Pennsylvania, offering consistent work and long-term security without fear of downsizing or layoffs. The environment values reliability, safety, and quality, and provides ongoing training and development opportunities so you can grow your skills while contributing to the well-being of residents.

Work EnvironmentThis role is based in a healthcare and retirement community setting on a smoke-free campus. The position follows a floating shift schedule, typically 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, with the expectation of working evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as business needs dictate. Work occurs primarily indoors in kitchen and dining areas, with occasional supervision or support of outside activities and events. The noise level is generally moderate to loud due to active food preparation and service. You will work with a variety of commercial kitchen equipment and follow established safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures at all times.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. 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)

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Mechanicsburg,PA.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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