Cook

Cook

The cook will prepare meals and follow establishment recipes. Duties include preparing ingredients, adhering to the restaurant menu, and following food health and safety procedures. Cook, clean, assist other cooks and staff and deliver food in a fast-paced environment. Work may include operating a grill, oven, or fryer.

Cook duties and responsibilities include:

• Setting up, cleaning, and organizing workstations
• Preparing ingredients for the shift; washing vegetables, chopping, seasoning meat, etc.
• Preparing oven, utensils, and grill/ovens for shift
• Taking orders from wait staff or computerized system
• Cooking order according to food health and safety standards
• Recommending ideas for specials or seasonal dishes
• Handling multiple food orders at one time
• Monitoring multiple food orders as new orders arrive
• Dressing order for presentation
• Ensuring each guest order has the correct food and sides
• Delivering food order to wait staff in a timely manner
• Storing all food properly, following food safety protocols
• Sanitizing and cleaning workstations and utensils
• Reordering stock and food supplies
• Monitoring other cooks and team members
• Assisting other cooks in preparing food or helping other team members when needed

Cook requirements and qualifications include:

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Physical endurance to stand for an entire shift
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Works well as part of a team and on individual tasks
• Able to quickly memorize complex or multiple orders
• High school degree or equivalent
• Previous experience as a cook, culinary schooling, or relevant work experience
• Able to work early mornings, nights, and weekends
• Able to bend, move, and lift up to 25 pounds or more
• Physically able to stand and move during the length of shift; able to bend and kneel through shift.
• Able to read and write

Education, experience, specialized skills, and knowledge requirements include:

Minimum work experience includes 1 year or more of kitchen experience in the food & beverage segment of theme park or hospitality related industries (or culinary degree related work experience.) Understanding of team environment and the ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Must be able to stand on feet for long periods of time and be able to communicate well with others. Days off will be granted dependent on the forecasted park occupancies and most likely will not be consistent week to week. Being in the Theme Park business, weekends and holidays are peak times, and unlikely to be granted as time off.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The jobholder will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as required. EOE