Grill Cook

Job Description

Job Description

The mission of the Children’s Museum Houston is to transform communities through innovative, child-centered learning that improves the trajectories of all children in Greater Houston. 

For more than four decades, Children’s Museum Houston has supported student achievement, empowered parents, and ignited a life-long love of learning. We are consistently rated as one of the top children's museums in the nation. Our programming serves more than 900,000 participants annually at the Museum, at the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center, and at 270+ outreach locations across Greater Houston. We welcome families with offerings that include 13 exhibits, a performing arts series, a full slate of cultural programming, science activities led by degreed educators, and weekly Free Family Nights. 

Job Summary: 

Grill Cook is a part-time position. In this hands-on role, a grill cook will be responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of delicious dishes while ensuring the café maintains an inviting and visually appealing atmosphere through attention to detail and cleanliness. Grill cooks will play a vital part in providing exceptional customer service to all visitors.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Customer service: greeting each visitor, offering help, accurately completing register transaction, and suggesting additional items to order.
• Perform food preparation tasks such as making sandwiches, cutting fruit, and making salads. Ability to work grill, fryer, and sandwich station.
• Cook the necessary amount of food for the day. Examples are hamburgers, chicken tenders and corndogs.
• Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils.
• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work area.
• Measure portions required for specific food items being prepared.
• Read order slips or receive verbal instruction as to food required by patron and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
• Clean, stock and restock workstations, freezers, and display cases.
• Store unused food properly, including, writing the date and the name of the food being stored.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Uniform: Make sure that you always have a proper uniform. (Hats and hairnets should always be on - no excuses.) Chef Coat is provided.
• Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by supervisor at any time.

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Exemplary customer service 
• City of Houston Food Managers Permit desired
• Bilingual desired

Preferred Experience: 

Previous experience with food preparation 

Education Required: 

High school diploma or equivalent (or currently enrolled). 

Physical Demand:

• Lifting Requirement: The job involves lifting objects that weigh more than 5 pounds and up to 25 pounds.
• Frequency: This lifting is done frequently, defined here as more than 40% and up to 70% of the work time.

** Must be able to stand for long periods of time. 

Working Conditions:

• Works with food processing equipment (fryer, grill, slicer etc) 
• Handles food 
• Handles cash, checks, &/or credit cards 
• Handles confidential information 
• Weekend work required 
• Inside Gallery/Shop conditions for majority of work time
• Requires work time both indoors and outdoors 

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.