Restaurant Cook

BBL Hospitality • City of Amsterdam, NY

13d • $18 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Restaurant Cook prepares and portions food products and accurately cooks meats, fish, vegetables, soups, and other hot menu items. The role also includes food and final plate preparation, plating and garnishing cooked items, and preparing garnishes for hot menu plates. The cook is responsible for the quality of products served and for following portion sizes, recipes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen policies and procedures. The position requires clear communication with managers and kitchen and dining room personnel. Weekend and holiday availability is required for most positions.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking.
• Ability to communicate clearly with managers and kitchen and dining room personnel.
• Ability to reach, bend, and lift up to 40 pounds frequently.
• Ability to stand for long periods, up to nine hours.
• Weekend and holiday availability is required for most positions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other foods for cooking using broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and other kitchen equipment.
• Cook food items accurately and efficiently using appropriate methods.
• Take responsibility for the quality of products served.
• Follow standard portion sizes, cooking methods, recipes, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Stock and maintain food products at line stations for service.
• Portion food products according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary workstation and kitchen equipment, including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection ovens, flat-top ranges, and refrigeration equipment.
• Prepare foods for broiling, grilling, frying, sautéing, and other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning, or marinating.
• Follow plate-presentation and garnish requirements for dishes.
• Handle, store, and rotate products properly.
• Assist with food-preparation assignments during off-peak periods as needed.
• Close the kitchen properly, follow the closing checklist for kitchen stations, and assist others with closing.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Referral bonus
• Associate development plan opportunities
• Internal promotion opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits
• Flexible spending account and health savings account options for full-time associates
• Restaurant discounts and perks program

What This Job Offers

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