FOOD & BEVERAGE COOK

Kampgrounds Of America, Inc. • West Yellowstone, MT

3d

About The Position

The Cook plans, prepares, and cooks food items to provide guests with high-quality service and experiences. The role follows recipes, accommodates customer requests, communicates with wait staff, and prepares dishes for attractive presentation. It also involves proper food handling, sanitation, and storage, while keeping the kitchen organized and operating efficiently.

Requirements

• Conversant in English.
• Strong decision-making ability.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills, including the ability to manage confrontation.
• Ability to motivate, lead, and develop a team.
• Strong working knowledge of operational procedures.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Motivated, goal-oriented, and results-driven.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Valid driver’s license; the role may involve driving a motorized vehicle and requires close and distance vision, sitting, and the ability to see and read signs and traffic signals.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds regularly and lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally with assistance.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, push, pull, reach overhead, and perform repetitive motions, including standing, sitting, lifting, walking, and carrying trays.
• Ability to stand and walk for entire shifts.
• Ability to work around common allergens.
• Wear required personal protective equipment, including slip-resistant shoes, gloves, and masks.

Responsibilities

• Sanitize, clean, stock, and correctly set up outlets at the start of and throughout each shift, following sanitation, safety, and food and beverage control policies.
• Ensure ingredients and finished products are fresh.
• Assist with creating menu items.
• Operate kitchen equipment, including broilers, ovens, fryers, and grills.
• Assist the supervisor with monthly food and beverage inventories and reconciliations.
• Understand and operate the POS system.
• Obtain certifications required by state and local regulations.
• Maintain professionalism and high standards of customer service, quality, and cleanliness.
• Know the locations of fire extinguishers and how to operate them in the restaurant and kitchen.
• Handle chemicals safely according to department standards and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Occasionally serve food.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed