Courtyard by Marriott Sedona - Part Time AM Kitchen Cook
About The Position
Prepare food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment. This is a two-day-a-week position, with the potential for more hours depending on performance. Must be available to work Sunday and Monday from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The role prepares food according to recipe cards, production and portion standards, and server requests; checks food against recipes and use records; and ensures food is presented efficiently and to a high standard. The cook begins advance preparation based on estimated needs, checks pars and determines preparation, freezer pulls, and line setup, and helps keep the buffet stocked. Duties also include monitoring equipment maintenance and kitchen cleanliness, dating and rotating food containers, maintaining proper temperatures for perishables, noting shortages, returning and storing unused food safely, helping control food costs and waste, and preparing vegetables and condiments for the next shift. Other duties may be assigned. The position requires the ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. The listed education and experience qualification is less than a high school education, up to one month of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination. The employee must be able to read and understand simple instructions and correspondence, write simple correspondence, present information in one-on-one and small-group situations, and use common sense to follow simple instructions and handle standardized situations. No computer skills or certifications are needed. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment involves frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals; occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions and electrical shock risk; and usually moderate noise. Physical duties include regularly standing, talking or hearing, handling and reaching; frequently walking, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; and occasionally sitting and tasting or smelling. The job requires close and distance vision and the ability to distinguish colors. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
- Education: less than high school education, up to one month of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
- Ability to use common-sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions and handle standardized situations with few or no variables.
- Regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds.
- Must be available Sunday and Monday from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Demonstrate problem-solving, customer service, teamwork, diversity awareness, organizational support, adaptability, punctuality, dependability, initiative, planning and organization, professionalism, quality, productivity, and safe work practices.
- No computer skills are needed; no certifications are needed.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food consistently according to recipe cards, production and portion standards, and server requests.
- Check items against recipe cards, verify that use records are followed, and ensure food is presented efficiently and with quality.
- Start food items prepared in advance without exceeding estimated needs.
- Monitor equipment maintenance and follow the kitchen's clean-as-you-go policy.
- Date food containers, rotate stock, and keep perishables at proper temperatures.
- Check pars for shift use and determine preparation needs, freezer pulls, and line setup.
- Note out-of-stock items and potential shortages.
- Assist in keeping the buffet stocked.
- Return unused food items to designated storage areas and cover and date perishables.
- Assist with plans and actions to correct food cost problems; control food waste, loss, and usage according to SOP.
- Assist with preparation of vegetables and condiments for the next shift.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
