Cook

Job summary

Prepare, pre-cook, and cook food products, including mise en place and other items for high-volume production, while maintaining food quality. Clean and maintain kitchen equipment, label and rotate stored products, communicate with operational departments, and report maintenance needs, faulty equipment, or accidents.

Job details

Prepares food in accordance with applicable corporate standards, guidelines and regulations with established policies and procedures. Ensures quality food service is provided at all times. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Prepare, pre-cook and/or cook food products as directed. * Prepare "mise en place" (setting in place of foods, garnishes, sauces, dishes, cutlery, etc) and other products as required for high volume production. * Clean kitchen equipment after use according to health and safety policies and procedures. * Label, date, store and rotate food and beverage products in appropriate storage areas. * Communicate effectively with all appropriate operational departments. * Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately. * Perform other duties as assigned or directed. Qualifications: Think you have what it takes to be one of our Cooks? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role: * Proven cooking experience, including experience as a restaurant cook or prep cook. * Food Safety Certification required. * Certificate from a recognized cooking school. * Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures. * Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks. * Familiar with industry’s best practices. * Able to work independently and as part of a team. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

What you’ll do

Prepare, pre-cook, and cook food products, including mise en place and other items for high-volume production, while maintaining food quality. Clean and maintain kitchen equipment, label and rotate stored products, communicate with operational departments, and report maintenance needs, faulty equipment, or accidents.

Requirements

Candidates need proven cooking experience, a required Food Safety Certification, and a certificate from a recognized cooking school. They should understand cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures; work accurately and quickly; communicate well; collaborate or work independently; and be physically able to perform the role.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Food preparation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Accuracy · Preferred
• Cooking · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food Preparation
• Cooking
• Mise En Place
• High-Volume Food Production
• Kitchen Equipment Cleaning
• Food Storage
• Food Rotation
• Food Safety
• Cooking Methods
• Ingredient Knowledge
• Accuracy
• Speed
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Independent Work
• Restaurant Operation
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Food Services
• Food Safety Certification
• Beverage Products
• High Volume Production

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality
• Cook
• Cooks
• Cooks, Restaurant

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