Bistro CookWesley Willows

Bistro Cook
Wesley Willows | Rockford, IL
$16–$20 per hour | Full-Time | 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Rotating weekends

About the Role
Wesley Willows is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Bistro Cook to join our dining team. If you have a background in fine dining, country clubs, or upscale hospitality and take pride in food that looks and tastes great, we’d like to meet you. This is a daytime role with a consistent early schedule, so your evenings are free.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes following menus and residents’ dietary needs
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and keep the kitchen clean and sanitary
• Help with food storage and inventory, and support special events and functions
• Work with the dining team to deliver consistent quality and great service
• Adapt to changing needs while keeping the kitchen safe and efficient

What You’ll Need

• 3–5 years of culinary experience in fine dining, private restaurants, country clubs, or upscale hospitality (required); culinary school training may count toward this experience
• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• Must be 18 or older to operate kitchen equipment that can be hazardous (required)
• Strong knowledge of fine dining standards and advanced cooking techniques

Schedule

• Full-time, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Rotating weekends required

Pay

• $16–$20 per hour, based on experience

Benefits (for qualified employees)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life/AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Telemedicine and mail-order pharmacy
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)