Cook

Marriott • Newark, NJ

4h • Onsite

About The Position

The Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott is partnering with the Rouxbe Cooking School to offer culinary associates engaging online training opportunities to help grow their careers. Through Rouxbe's self-paced online platform and culinary training curriculum, Marriott associates with all levels of culinary experience will have access to hundreds of well-designed and visually appealing lessons they can immediately apply to their jobs. The position involves preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food, washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients. The cook will prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklists, prepare cold foods, and operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers. They will test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently and monitor food quality. Responsibilities also include setting up and breaking down work stations, serving food in proper portions, and washing and disinfecting kitchen areas, tables, tools, knives, and equipment, as well as checking and ensuring appliance and food temperatures. Additionally, the role requires following all company and safety and security policies and procedures, reporting maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions, completing safety training and certifications, and ensuring a clean and professional appearance. The cook must maintain confidentiality, protect company assets, speak professionally, develop positive working relationships, support team goals, and ensure adherence to quality expectations. Physical demands include standing, sitting, or walking for extended periods, reaching overhead and below the knees, bending, twisting, pulling, stooping, and lifting objects up to 25 pounds without assistance.

Requirements

• 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
• Ability to stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift.
• Ability to reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• At least 1 year of related work 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.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

Benefits

• A wide range of benefits designed to support you and your family, enrich your wellbeing, empower your career, and spark new adventures.
• Benefits eligibility and options may vary depending on employment status, position and location.
• Opportunities for training, development, recognition
• A place where you can pursue your passions in a luxury environment with a focus on holistic well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees