Food Service - Food Service Cook

SSA Group, LLC • Oklahoma City, OK

5d • $16 - $16

About The Position

The Food Service Cook supports restaurant back-of-house preparation and line operations, helping deliver warm, welcoming, and memorable experiences for guests and clients. The role ensures daily food service meets safety, quality, availability, merchandising, and guest-service standards, and contributes to an organized, clean, and safe work environment.

The cook follows preparation lists, maintains food-handling and hygiene practices, monitors food quantities and applicable safety logs, and responds to operational needs and feedback. The position also supports dishwashing and other tasks as needed, while following company policies and procedures. The role promotes an inclusive and supportive team culture and contributes to sustainability, conservation, and community engagement efforts.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to stay organized.
• Ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented, personable, professional, upbeat, energetic, and takes initiative.
• Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift, move, and handle boxes weighing 10–35 pounds as needed.
• Ability to work varied hours and days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
• 1–2 years of food preparation experience.

Nice To Haves

• Food handling license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, welcoming, and memorable experiences for guests and clients in line with 452 Hospitality.
• Support restaurant back-of-house and line preparation for daily operations.
• Meet daily quick-service and food-service standards for safety, quality, availability, merchandising, and guest service.
• Ensure appropriate food quantities are prepared for daily and ongoing service.
• Participate in safety logs, including food temperatures, rotation, and waste, as necessary.
• Maintain safe food handling, proper uniform and hygiene, handwashing, and glove use.
• Follow SSA safety rules to maintain a safe work environment.
• Complete assigned daily preparation and item lists.
• Support the operation in the assigned role and help cover operational gaps as needed.
• Respond to guest and client feedback and report it to a supervisor to help prevent recurring complaints.
• Communicate daily service or quality issues to the Restaurant Supervisor and/or Food Operations Manager.
• Remain knowledgeable about menu items, prices, and specials to share with guests.
• Assist with dishwashing as necessary.
• Perform other tasks as needed and maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Understand and follow company policies and procedures.
• Promote an inclusive and supportive approach within the brand team and across units.
• Support efforts to remove barriers and empower team-member growth and opportunity.
• Model sustainability and conservation efforts and share relevant knowledge with unit staff as appropriate.
• Engage with SSA and the unit in community activities and opportunities to give back.

Benefits

• Eligible for overtime pay.
• On-Demand Pay Program providing access to a portion of earned wages before payday.
• Meal plan and employee discounts at applicable locations.
• 401(k) program with a 15% company match, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Tuition discount through a partnership college.
• Up to 8 hours of bereavement leave.
• Holiday pay at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day.
• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

What This Job Offers

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