Cook (Layton)

Description

Summary: Prepares, seasons, and cooks various dishes in a restaurant setting, ensuring food safety, quality, and proper preparation. Highlights: 1. Prepare and cook a variety of dishes, including soups, meats, and desserts 2. Ensure safe food-handling practices and maintain food quality 3. Opportunity to coordinate and supervise kitchen staff Job description Cook - Nights Job Summary Prepares, seasons, and cooks dishes, such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurant. General Accountabilities Inspects and clean food preparation areas or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices. Ensures food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters. Ensures freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock. Seasons and cooks food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience. Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. Observes and tests foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently. Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption. Carves and trims meats for hot or cold service. Consults with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs. Coordinates and supervises work of kitchen staff. *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time. Job Qualifications Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: A few months to one year of related experience Skills Excellent verbal and written communication Monitoring Coordination Active listening