Cook

About This Role

The Cook prepares, portions, cooks, and presents a variety of hot and cold food items for all meal periods and events, ensuring all food products are prepared safely, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining a clean and organized workstation. This position supports an exceptional dining experience by delivering high-quality dishes and upholding food safety and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided
• Follow basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments
• Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment
• Attend work and show for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and food-handling procedures preferred
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Good working knowledge of food preparation
• Familiarity with kitchen equipment
• Ability to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Significant walking or other means of mobility
• Ability to walk or stand for extended periods of time, throughout the entire duration of a shift, which may exceed 8 hours
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds
• Ability to perform repetitive motions

Benefits

• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Access to ongoing training/development and advancement opportunities
• Full array of benefits that support you and your family’s wellbeing, including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 401k, and discount programs
• Site-specific benefits may include free “shift” meals (and/or allowances/per diems), uniforms, safety shoes, public transportation support and/or parking

Important Details

• Workdays/shifts: Weekdays – morning shifts

About the Company

At Sodexo, the purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. The company partners with clients to provide food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.