Cook

Cook Position

Fishers Event Center has an excellent and immediate opening for a part-time Cook. This position is responsible for preparing food items for all suite orders, catering functions, and concession items.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare recipes as directed; measure ingredients and prepare them in accordance with Chef's specifications.
• Wash and peel ingredients in order for them to be used in different meals.
• Cut and portion different types of meat according to specifications.
• Prepare different types of food, carefully following the recipes.
• Accept or reject ingredients from food suppliers based on their appearance and quality.
• Keep track of ingredient quantities and ensure there are always enough for the day/week/event.
• Store ingredients in dedicated containers, making sure that they are best preserved.
• Clean and sanitize the working surfaces, tools, utensils, and working area.
• Carefully direct the food temperature and the temperature from cooling rooms to ensure that the ingredients kept are kept at the appropriate temperature.
• Must take direction well.
• Maintain safe working conditions and sanitary work area.
• Follow the rules and regulations of SAVOR and ASM Global.
• Regular attendance is an essential job function.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have attention to detail.
• Must be able to adapt to change in the work environment, managing competing demands, frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Must be compliant with health codes.
• Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• One-year certificate from culinary school or comparable experience.
• Servsafe certified (recommended not required).

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret recipes and prep list.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Basic knife skills.

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.

This position requires the ability to get in and around the facility (requires personal mobility), lifting, carrying, moving to lift to 50 lbs.

Legends & ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.