Cook

SFO•CA-San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Discover the Difference You Can Make at Gate Gourmet! Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travelers around the globe. We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. A Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking various food items according to recipes and monitors cooks production.

Requirements

Recipe conversion experience required to accommodate the kitchen’s daily production needs.
Cooking Skills
Knife Skills
Temperature Control
Food Safety
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
Completes paperwork and related administrative duties
Complies with company policies

Nice To Haves

Culinary degree and/or cook certification is preferred
At least 2 years of experience cooking in a high volume institutional catering environment is preferred
Experience with maintaining temperature logs for all food items prepared.

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
Additional duties may be assigned as deemed necessary by management

Benefits

Free on-site cafeteria with hot and healthy meals
Free uniforms and uniform laundering
Weekly pay with option to use paycard
Employee referral bonuses
Company sponsored $10k Life Insurance (basic and supplemental available as well)
Vacation and sick benefits after pass probation period
Holiday pay after 180 days of employment
Recognition program including company merchandise
Optional employee paid benefits include: Medical coverage, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, short and long term disability
401k with up to 3% company match for most locations and employees
Membership in the American Airlines Credit Union
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts with T-Mobile
Discount program with wide variety of vendors