Food Service - Cook

Bristol Farms•Westchester, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Cook is responsible for the preparation and cooking of all daily food orders, ensuring adherence to company recipes, portion sizes, and stringent quality and sanitation standards set by the FDA and local health departments. This role involves daily requisition of supplies, proper handling and rotation of food items (FIFO), and some dishwashing. A key aspect of the position is providing extraordinary customer service, which includes maintaining a positive attitude, treating others with respect, and adapting to workplace changes.

Requirements

One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and taste or smell
Frequently required to sit and use their hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or tools
Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop
Must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Responsibilities

Preps, prepares and cooks all items needed for daily orders
Requisition supplies daily
Follows all company’s recipes, and portion sizes when preparing foods following exact specifications
Peels, cleans and cuts fruits to be served for breakfast of compotes
Cleans vegetables, fruits, and berries for salads, relishes, and gelatin desserts
Mixes ingredients for green salads, fruit salads, and potato salad
Prepares dressings such as Thousand Island, French, and Roquefort to be served on green salads
Prepares cold sandwiches and cheeses
If applicable, works sauté line, grill, pizza oven and other cook to order stations
Follows the FIFO rotation system (First in, First out)
Covers, labels, and dates all leftover foods
Utilizes leftover foods before opening new products
Inspects food and food preparation; including measuring temperatures throughout the preparation process, to maintain quality and sanitation by the FDA and local health departmental codes and company’s stringent standards
Some dishwashing is required
Provide customer service that is extra ordinary and exceeds the expectations of our customers
Follow established policies and guidelines that go beyond simply smiling and greeting customers
Have a positive “can-do” attitude
Treat others with respect
Easily adjust to changes in the workplace