Cook

Saks Fifth Avenue • Coral Gables, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Neiman Marcus is a leading luxury retailer known for providing a curated product assortment, unparalleled services, and exclusive activations, creating exceptional customer experiences. It has a rich history as a brand builder, connecting top luxury designers with customers across its 36 stores, digital channels, and remote selling. It is part of Saks Global’s portfolio. The Restaurant Cook assists main restaurant Associates in maintaining high-quality food items while managing inventory costs and profitability. This role involves controlling daily and weekly inventories and performing tasks to ensure a high level of food and beverage service for guests.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• "Win together" mentality
• Role requires standing, bending, climbing stairs, and lifting and carrying 35 pounds
• Associates must be available based on our needs, which will include evenings, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active role in the smoothness and efficiency of retail restaurant operations by producing and coordinating the production of food items needed for daily menus and special events
• Control daily and weekly inventories
• Maintain team awareness of inventory cost and profitability through proper use of production, build-to, and order sheets
• Checks in with supervisor for any special preparation needed before starting normal kitchen task
• Coordinate production of daily menu items using menu count and production (or build-to sheets) to help control waste
• Check inventory of all menus
• Communicate supply needs for production with head cook
• Maintain a clean and organized work area keeping in mind all health and sanitation standards to assure integrity of food products
• Maintain equipment daily and report any malfunctions to designated Associate
• Maintain flow of food orders by communicating with Associates promptly
• Verify all special orders with designated Associate
• Maintain production of menu items throughout the day, keeping up with supply demands and making serious efforts to avoid wasted items
• Closes and sanitizes work area promptly according to health codes and gathers items required for next day's production
• Communicate any supplies that need to be ordered to supervisor
• Checks in with a supervisor before leaving
• Uphold all Health and Sanitation standards as directed by Neiman Marcus, local Health Department, and 3rd party Sanitation auditors

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
• An amazing employee discount
• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• basic life insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• disability insurance
• a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees