Grill Cook

DO & CO • New York, NY

8d

About The Position

The Grill Cook prepares, cooks, and executes high-quality meals in a fast-paced, high-volume airline catering production environment. The role requires strong grilling techniques, attention to detail, and consistent preparation of meats, poultry, seafood, and other menu items according to established recipes, production specifications, and food safety standards. The Grill Cook manages multiple preparation tasks while maintaining quality, consistency, and presentation, and helps ensure meals meet DO & CO’s luxury catering standards and airline-operation deadlines.

Requirements

• At least one year of professional cooking or grill experience.
• Hands-on experience grilling and preparing proteins such as beef, poultry, fish, and seafood.
• Working knowledge of grilling, roasting, broiling, braising, and sautéing.
• Experience following standardized recipes, production specifications, and portion-control guidelines.
• Familiarity with commercial kitchen equipment, including grills, ovens, and other cooking appliances.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistent food quality and presentation.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to meet strict production deadlines.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Ability to perform repetitive kitchen tasks, including chopping, lifting, bending, reaching, and handling cooking equipment.
• Ability to work safely around hot grills, ovens, steam, and other commercial kitchen equipment.
• Ability to lift and move kitchen supplies, ingredients, and equipment in accordance with operational and safety requirements.
• Ability to work in a temperature-controlled production environment that may include hot cooking areas and refrigerated storage spaces.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Professional cooking or grill experience in a high-volume commercial kitchen, catering operation, hotel, restaurant, or food production environment.
• Culinary school education, professional culinary training, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles, food safety regulations, sanitation procedures, and proper temperature controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, grill, roast, broil, braise, and sauté meats, poultry, fish, seafood, and other menu items according to standardized recipes and production requirements.
• Operate commercial grills, ovens, stovetops, and other professional kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Cook proteins to appropriate internal temperatures while maintaining required flavor, texture, appearance, and presentation.
• Follow recipes, portion sizes, cooking methods, and plating specifications to ensure consistent production batches.
• Monitor cooking times, temperatures, and food quality throughout preparation.
• Inspect ingredients for freshness, quality, and proper storage before use.
• Execute large-scale food production while maintaining consistency, accuracy, and quality.
• Follow production schedules and prioritize cooking assignments to meet airline catering deadlines.
• Coordinate with Chefs, Sous Chefs, and other kitchen team members to complete assigned menu items on time.
• Monitor ingredient usage, communicate shortages, and support inventory rotation to minimize food waste.
• Follow company food safety policies, HACCP guidelines, and applicable health and sanitation regulations.
• Maintain proper food handling, cooking, cooling, storage, labeling, and temperature-control procedures.
• Prevent cross-contamination by following procedures for raw and cooked foods, including allergen-control requirements.
• Ensure prepared food meets DO & CO standards for quality, consistency, portion control, and presentation.
• Keep cooking stations, equipment, utensils, and work areas clean, sanitized, and organized throughout each shift.
• Immediately report food safety concerns, product discrepancies, or equipment issues to management.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and urgency while maintaining culinary standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Pay rate of $24.00 per hour.
• Daily complimentary meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
• Full-time employees are eligible for a 401(k) and medical benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Career development opportunities nationally and internationally.
• Opportunity to collaborate with and represent a leading organization in the global luxury gourmet entertainment industry, including participation in world-class events.

What This Job Offers

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