FOOD & BEVERAGE COOK

Kampgrounds Of America, Inc.•West Yellowstone, MT

About The Position

The Cook plans, prepares, and cooks food items to provide guests with high-quality service and an enjoyable experience. The role involves following recipes, adapting dishes to customer requests, communicating with wait staff, and presenting meals attractively. The Cook maintains safe food handling, sanitation, and storage practices while keeping the kitchen organized and efficient. Work is performed primarily indoors in a fast-paced kitchen environment, with significant standing and walking during shifts.

Requirements

Conversant in English.
Strong decision-making ability.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills, with 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 the associated ability to see, read signs and traffic signals, and use close and distance vision.
Able to regularly lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds with assistance.
Able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, push, pull, and reach overhead; perform repetitive motions; stand, walk, sit, lift, and carry trays for extended periods.
Able 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 shifts, 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 to comply with state and local government regulations.
Maintain high standards of professionalism, customer service, quality, and cleanliness.
Know the locations of fire extinguishers and how to operate them in the restaurant or kitchen.
Handle chemicals safely in accordance with department standards and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Occasionally serve food.
Follow recipes, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff, and prepare attractive food presentations.