KITCHEN COOK

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Kitchen Cook is responsible for preparing food, processing orders producing meals and cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines. The Kitchen Cook will follow recipes consistently, adjust based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal. The Kitchen Cook will take directives from the Executive Chef or Sous Chef. The Kitchen Cook will be required to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

ESSENTAIL JOB DUTIES:

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients.
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods.
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes.
• Occasionally serve food.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes.
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Execute opening and closing procedures.
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment.
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients.
• Monitor station inventory levels.
• Accommodate guest special requests.
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers.
• Performs other duties as assigned