Cook I Full Time

Marriott•Toronto, ON

5d•CA$27 - CA$34•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food. Responsibilities include washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, and preparing and cooking food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklists. The role also includes preparing cold foods, operating various kitchen appliances such as ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers, and testing foods to ensure they are cooked sufficiently. Monitoring food quality during preparation, setting up and breaking down the work station, and serving food in proper portions are also key duties. Additionally, the role requires washing and disinfecting the kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment, and checking and ensuring the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food. The position also requires adherence to all company and safety and security policies and procedures, reporting maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions, and completing safety training and certifications. Maintaining a clean and professional appearance, protecting company assets, and speaking with others using clear and professional language are expected. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships, supporting team goals, and listening and responding appropriately to employee concerns are also important. Ensuring adherence to quality expectations and standards is required. The role involves standing, sitting, or walking for extended periods, reaching overhead and below the knees, and performing other reasonable job duties as requested by supervisors. This includes moving, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and placing objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
At least 1 year of related work experience.
No supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food.
Wash and peel fresh fruits and vegetables.
Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients.
Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist.
Prepare cold foods.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers.
Test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently.
Monitor food quality while preparing food.
Set-up and break down work station.
Serve food in proper portions onto proper receptacles.
Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
Check and ensure the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food.
Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures.
Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager.
Complete safety training and certifications.
Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
Protect company assets.
Speak with others using clear and professional language.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others.
Support team to reach common goals.
Listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.
Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift.
Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.
Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.