EDR Cook

POWDR • Death Valley, CA

5d • $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park is seeking an EDR Cook to prepare daily meals for employees. This role is crucial in maintaining a welcoming, safe, and environmentally responsible resort that provides accommodations and services within Death Valley National Park. The cook will be responsible for ensuring food quality, safety standards, and kitchen organization, contributing to a positive employee dining experience. POWDR operates Stovepipe Wells under a concession contract with the National Park Service.

Requirements

• Previous cooking experience in a commercial kitchen preferred
• Ability to prepare meals in high-volume settings
• Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Ability to stand for extended periods
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hot kitchen environment
• Maintain CA Food Handler Card

Nice To Haves

• Previous cooking experience in a commercial kitchen

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily meals for employees based on planned menus and available inventory.
• Ensure food is cooked, presented, and held according to company and health standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen, storage areas, and service line.
• Monitor food quality, portion control, and minimize waste.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and HACCP guidelines.
• Assist with receiving, labeling, and storing deliveries properly.
• Maintain accurate prep lists and communicate product needs to management.
• Support menu planning by providing feedback on popular items and cost control.
• Ensure all equipment is used safely and report maintenance issues promptly.
• Provide a positive and respectful environment for all employees using the dining room.
• Take direction from Kitchen Manager and F&B Manager.
• Communicate effectively with kitchen staff, visitors, servers and coworkers.
• Know all menu and drink items, ingredients, processes, documentation and labelling practices.
• Ensure the work areas are clean and sanitized, good housekeeping, and proper labelling, and storage in line with CA Food Handling Safety Standards.
• Maintain CA Food Handler Card and follow set practices in the kitchen environment.
• Open to education/training, coaching and learning on a continuous basis to improve.
• Stock and organize supplies, refrigerated and frozen items in a maintained, organized environment.
• Complete all food safety checks, handwashing, cleaning, sanitizing protocols, wears gloves, in line with food safety.
• Complete all food safety training to ensure compliance.
• Exercise diligence in food safety processes and participate in audits and corrective actions as directed by leadership.
• When ill, does not work and reports illness to the management team.
• Answer server and guests’ questions via the servers, is friendly and accommodating.
• Be dressed for work in a clean, pressed and complete uniform with nametag.
• Wear clean, proper footwear.
• Be helpful and professional with coworkers, respectfully starting and ending shifts on time, and leaving the stations clean, organized, sanitized and prepared for the following shift.
• Understand and follow all ESQ procedures that relate to your job duties.
• Work with a “safety-first” attitude.
• Minimize your impact on the environment when at work and living onsite.
• Treat our customers, co-workers, leadership teams, all internal guests with respect and a hospitable service atmosphere must be projected at all times.
• Maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance (specific standards available in the Employee Handbook).
• Be trained in the proper use and care of assigned PPE.
• Report defective, damaged or lost PPE, or equipment that does not fit properly, to your Manager.

Benefits

• Proposed wages of $22.00 per hour
• Full hookup's available to travel trailers/RV's or on-site housing
• Employee Dining Room (EDR) available at no cost to all staff during designated meal periods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Retail Discounts on Apparel
• Complimentary access to most POWDR owned resorts!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED