Cook - $21.00

gategroup • San Antonio, TX

16h • Onsite

About The Position

A Head Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking various food items according to recipes and monitors cooks production acting as a lead. This role involves assembling equipment according to airline specifications, packaging and preparing alcoholic beverages for airline flights, and ensuring production areas comply with sanitation standards and customer requirements. The Head Cook also documents inventory, follows directions, works as a team member, and supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring team production quality and efficiencies. Additional duties may be assigned by management. Employees are expected to uphold company values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion, and Accountability.

Requirements

• Experience with maintaining temperature logs for all food items prepared
• Recipe conversion experience required to accommodate the kitchen’s daily production needs
• Read, write, and follow food specifications and menu guidelines
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers
• Handle various food products such as seafood, beef, pork, poultry, fruits, and vegetables
• Handle knives and kitchen tools properly
• Work assigned schedule which may vary and could include weekends and holidays
• Work overtime when required
• Arrive to work on-time

Nice To Haves

• Culinary degree and/or cook certification
• At least 2 years of experience cooking in a high volume institutional catering environment

Responsibilities

• Assembles equipment according to airline specifications following procedures and assembly diagrams
• Packages and prepares alcoholic beverages for airline flights
• Keeps production areas in compliance with sanitation standards and customer requirements
• Documents inventory in compliance with requirements
• Follows directions
• Works as a member of a team
• Supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring team's production quality and efficiencies
• Completes paperwork and related administrative duties
• Complies with company policies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees