Cook

New Leaf•Capitola, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cooks are responsible for performing a variety of duties including prepping, preparing, and cooking items for daily orders. This involves following company recipes and portion size specifications, preparing cold sandwiches and salads, and working various cook-to-order stations such as the sauté line, grill, and pizza oven. Cooks must adhere to the FIFO rotation system, properly cover, label, and date leftover foods, and utilize them before opening new products. A key aspect of the role is ensuring food quality and sanitation by inspecting food and preparation, measuring temperatures, and complying with FDA, local health codes, and company standards. Some dishwashing is also required. In addition to culinary duties, cooks are expected to provide extraordinary customer service, demonstrating a positive attitude, respect for others, and flexibility in adapting to workplace changes.

Requirements

One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
Frequently required to sit and use their hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or tools.
Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop.
Must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Preps, prepares, and cooks all items needed for daily orders.
Requisitions supplies daily.
Follows all company’s recipes, and portion sizes when preparing foods following exact specifications.
Mixes ingredients for green salads, fruit salads, and potato salad.
Prepares cold sandwiches and cheeses.
Works sauté line, grill, pizza oven, and other cook-to-order stations.
Follows the FIFO rotation system (First in, First out).
Covers, labels, and dates all leftover foods.
Utilizes leftover foods before opening new products.
Inspects food and food preparation; including measuring temperatures throughout the preparation process, to maintain quality and sanitation by the FDA and local health departmental codes and the company’s stringent standards.
Performs some dishwashing.
Provides customer service that is extra ordinary and exceeds the expectations of our customers.
Follows established policies and guidelines that go beyond simply smiling and greeting customers.
Demonstrates a positive “can-do” attitude.
Treats others with respect.
Easily adjusts to changes in the workplace.