Cook - $22/hr

gategroup•Honolulu, HI

About The Position

A Cook prepares and cooks various food items according to recipes and monitors production, acting as a lead. The role supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring the team’s production quality and efficiency. Cooks assemble equipment to airline specifications, package and prepare alcoholic beverages for flights, maintain sanitation standards, document inventory, and complete related paperwork and administrative duties. The role involves working with a team, following directions and company policies, and performing other duties as assigned by management. The position handles seafood, beef, pork, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and other food products. It involves exposure to extreme temperature changes and noise, frequent handling and movement of products and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, and standing, bending, lifting, and moving intermittently during shifts of eight or more hours. Work schedules may vary and can include weekends and holidays; overtime may be required. Employees are expected to demonstrate gategroup’s values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion, and Accountability by treating others with respect, communicating effectively, collaborating to solve problems, paying attention to detail, taking responsibility, following through on commitments, and caring for coworkers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. gategroup is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Read, write, and follow food specifications and menu guidelines.
Communicate effectively with supervisors and coworkers.
Handle food products including seafood, beef, pork, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.
Handle knives and kitchen tools properly.
Work an assigned schedule that may vary and include weekends and holidays.
Work overtime when required.
A culinary degree and/or cook certification is preferred.
At least two years of experience cooking in a high-volume institutional catering environment is preferred.
Experience maintaining temperature logs for all prepared food items.
Recipe conversion experience is required to accommodate the kitchen’s daily production needs.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and move product, equipment, and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds frequently during a shift.
Ability to stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently during shifts of eight or more hours.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook various food items according to recipes.
Monitor cooks’ production, acting as a lead.
Assemble equipment according to airline specifications, procedures, and assembly diagrams.
Package and prepare alcoholic beverages for airline flights.
Keep production areas in compliance with sanitation standards and customer requirements.
Document inventory in compliance with requirements.
Support Hot Food leadership in monitoring the team’s production quality and efficiencies.
Follow directions and work as a member of a team.
Complete paperwork and related administrative duties.
Comply with company policies and arrive at work on time.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.