FOOD & BEVERAGE COOK

KOA•West Yellowstone, MT

About The Position

The Cook plans, prepares, and cooks food items to provide guests with a high-quality service and experience. The role follows recipes, makes adjustments for customer requests, coordinates with wait staff, and presents dishes attractively. The Cook maintains proper food handling, sanitation, and storage procedures and keeps the kitchen organized and efficient. The position also involves occasional food service and may require driving a motorized vehicle.

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.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Motivated, goal-oriented, and results-driven.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Valid driver’s license; the position may require driving a motorized vehicle and close and distance vision, sitting, and reading 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; ability to stand, walk, sit, lift, and carry trays.
Ability to stand and walk for entire shifts.
Ability to work in spaces where common allergens may be handled or present.

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 government 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 (PPE).
Occasionally serve food.
Perform other duties, responsibilities, or activities as assigned, which may change at any time with or without notice.