Food Service - Cook

Good Food Holdings Companies • Encinitas, CA

4d • $19 - $25

About The Position

The Food Service Cook prepares and cooks items for daily orders, follows company recipes and portion specifications, and helps ensure food quality, sanitation, and outstanding guest service. The role may include preparing produce, salads, dressings, sandwiches, and cheeses; working cook-to-order stations when applicable; following FIFO procedures; and performing some dishwashing. The cook is expected to maintain a positive, flexible, respectful, and customer-focused approach.

Requirements

• One-year certificate from a college or technical school, or three to six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to stand, walk, talk or hear, and taste or smell regularly.
• Ability to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or tools frequently.
• Ability to occasionally reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook all items needed for daily orders and requisition supplies daily.
• Follow company recipes and portion sizes exactly.
• Peel, clean, and cut fruits for breakfast or compotes.
• Clean vegetables, fruits, and berries for salads, relishes, and gelatin desserts.
• Mix ingredients for green, fruit, and potato salads.
• Prepare dressings such as Thousand Island, French, and Roquefort.
• Prepare cold sandwiches and cheeses.
• When applicable, work sauté, grill, pizza oven, and other cook-to-order stations.
• Follow the FIFO rotation system; cover, label, and date leftovers and use them before opening new products.
• Inspect food and preparation, including measuring temperatures, to maintain quality and comply with FDA, local health department, and company standards.
• Perform some dishwashing.
• Provide exceptional customer service, maintain a positive can-do attitude, treat others with respect, and adjust to workplace changes.

Benefits

• Paid weekly.
• Values-based culture intended to support growth and development.
• Training program to build guest service skills.
• Opportunity for growth within the family of brands.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k).
• Scholarship opportunities for full- and part-time team members.
• 20% discount at Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres locations.
• $60 Shoes for Crews credit every six months of employment.

What This Job Offers

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