Cook

About This Role

This full-time Cook position involves preparing high-quality food items according to established recipes and schedules, ensuring food safety and cleanliness standards are met. The role suits an individual with prior cooking experience who can maintain good working relationships and perform duties safely.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery, and service schedules
• Serve meals or prepare for delivery using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty
• Taste all prepared food items
• Use established ticket collection procedures during service
• Be responsible for records from the area worked during service periods
• Clean the kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Store or discard excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures
• Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat
• Ensure food and supply items are stored per standards
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed
• Assist in production planning, record keeping, and reporting as required
• Assist in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required
• Report needed maintenance, faulty equipment, or accidents to the supervisor immediately
• Attend in-service and safety meetings
• Maintain good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators, and managers
• Perform job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Ensure proper presentation, portion control, and maintenance of serving temperatures; follow HACCP standards
• Commit personally to your own safety and that of others
• Abide by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to: The use of medium-weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins, or cleaning a slicer; The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves, or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers, or steam tables; The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques

Requirements

• Prior cooking experience necessary

Benefits

• No nights or weekends
• Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available
• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping

Important Details

• Schedule: Days may vary, 6:30 am - 2:30 pm

About the Company

Eurest is recognized worldwide for standards of service and excellence within the food service industry. Embracing an ownership mindset, Eurest leverages global resources, promotes a local presence, and enriches the communities it serves. The Eurest Promise, "connect with people, inspire through food, create solutions, and live our promise," is exemplified throughout the organization. Eurest is proud to serve the world's most respected successful corporations, including many of the Fortune 500.