Cook

POSITION SUMMARY:

Prepares food and cooks menu items in accordance with established procedures. Ensures that every guest receives food quality that exceeds expectations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Works efficiently and quickly to expedite food production. Checks and ensure that raw materials are within quality standards. Prepares and cooks all menu items in accordance with established recipes, methods of preparation and guest requests. Maintains proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards while preparing, cooking, storing and cleaning. Cleans grill continuously and keeps grill area neat, clean, stocked and organized. Assists in putting deliveries away, stores and rotates food items in accordance with company procedures. Performs opening and closing side work duties when required. Show up every day and on time for your scheduled shifts. For California employees only – maintain a valid Food Handler Card.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions, such as safety rules and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will spend most of his/her shift standing and walking, also the employee is required to use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; eye sight to determine that food is properly cooked, and talk or hear. The employee will be required to occasionally climb, stoop, bend or kneel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed for extended periods of time to moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, smoke, grease and risk of burns and electrical shock. On occasion the employee will be exposed to extreme cold when entering the freezer area to retrieve items.