Seasonal Restaurant Cook - Mermaid Bar
About The Position
The Restaurant Cook assists the main restaurant team in maintaining high-quality food items while considering inventory cost and profitability. The role controls daily and weekly inventories and performs kitchen tasks to support the expected level of food and beverage service for guests. The Cook helps produce and coordinate food for daily menus and special events, maintains menu-item production throughout the day, and works to minimize waste. The position also requires maintaining a clean and organized work area and equipment, following health and sanitation standards, and communicating promptly with supervisors and other Associates about orders, supplies, and equipment issues. Associates must be available for evenings, weekends, and holidays. The role requires standing, bending, climbing stairs, and lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience.
- A “Win together” mentality.
- Ability to stand, bend, climb stairs, and lift and carry 35 pounds.
- Availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Produce and coordinate food items for daily menus and special events to support smooth and efficient restaurant operations.
- Control daily and weekly inventories and use production, build-to, and order sheets to help manage inventory cost, profitability, and waste.
- Check with a supervisor about special preparation needs before beginning normal kitchen tasks.
- Coordinate daily menu production using menu counts and production or build-to sheets.
- Check inventory for all menus and communicate production supply needs to the head cook.
- Keep the work area clean and organized in accordance with health and sanitation standards.
- Maintain equipment daily and report malfunctions to the designated Associate.
- Maintain the flow of food orders by communicating promptly with Associates and verify special orders with the designated Associate.
- Maintain menu-item production throughout the day to meet supply demands while avoiding waste.
- Close and sanitize the work area according to health codes and gather items required for the next day's production.
- Tell a supervisor about supplies that need to be ordered and check in with a supervisor before leaving.
- Follow health and sanitation standards established by Neiman Marcus, the local Health Department, and third-party sanitation auditors.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits, such as critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance
- Employee discount
- Career advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
