Wesley Chapel, FL - Cook

JOB OVERVIEW
As a Cook/Kitchen Staff, you will be prepping meals by weighing, measuring, and mixing
ingredients, cooking meals, checking ingredients for freshness, and arranging and garnishing
the dishes. You will also oversee ensuring that the kitchen and equipment are properly cleaned
and maintained.
To be successful in this job, you will need a thorough experience with hot and cold food
preparation.
This job requires you to work during the evening, on weekends, and occasionally on holidays.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and wow our Guests with awesome meals.

• Weigh, measure, mix and prep ingredients according to recipes.

• Steam, grill, boil, bake or fry meats, fish, vegetables, and other ingredients.

• Check food and ingredients for freshness.

• Arrange and garnish dishes.

• Work well under pressure and within the time limit.

• Ensure that kitchen area, equipment and utensils are cleaned.

• Maintains cleanliness in the kitchen work area, food preparation area, refrigerator,
walk-in, freezer, and pantry.

• Washes dishes and maintains a general upkeep of dish pit area.

• Ensures the use of cut gloves when handling knives.

• Operate kitchen equipment.

• Manage tasks and meet time schedules.

• Cleaning. The kitchen must be kept immaculate.

• Completing any other duties as delegated or directed by your supervisor.
Job Requirements:

• Food handlers card required to meet county regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 18 years old at the time of hire.

• Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation positions.

• Thorough experience with hot and cold food preparation.

• Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and health codes.

• Ability to use slicers, mixers, grinders, food processors, etc.

• Able to handle work in a fast-paced environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Physical demands include but are not limited to:

• The employee will be required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, handle, or feel, reach
with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch. Reasonable accommodations for
disabilities will be provided, both short term and permanent.

• Frequently move, stock, and transport boxes weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Mental stamina to make it through stressful and busy times.

• Ability to work in high temperature/ low temperature environments, as in work
around hot fryers, grills, and flattops, and grabbing stock or putting away stock in
the freezer.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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