Restaurant Cook- AC Bentonville

Coury Hospitality • Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

AC Bentonville is hiring a part-time Restaurant Cook to prepare high-quality food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, banquets, and special events. The Cook follows standardized recipes, presentation guidelines, and quality standards; organizes and maintains an assigned kitchen station; and contributes to safe, efficient kitchen operations. The role supports the culinary team through reliable preparation, clear communication, teamwork, and mentorship of less experienced cooks. The Cook is expected to maintain food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, organization, and cost-conscious practices while delivering a strong guest dining experience.

Requirements

• Previous commercial cooking experience is required.
• Strong culinary skills and knowledge of cooking techniques, knife skills, commercial kitchen equipment, and food preparation methods.
• Ability to read, understand, and accurately execute standardized recipes and production sheets.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, HACCP principles, temperature controls, and proper food-handling procedures.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Ability to mentor, train, and support less experienced culinary team members.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative kitchen environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on business needs.
• Food Handler Certification, ServSafe Certification, or equivalent certification where required by law.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; bend, reach, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, and move safely around kitchen and storage areas.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull 50 pounds or more, including food products, equipment, carts, pans, and supplies.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, including hot kitchen environments, steam, ovens, grills, refrigerators, and freezers.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen while maintaining professionalism, food safety, and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced restaurant, hotel, resort, banquet, or high-volume culinary experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, banquets, and special events according to standardized recipes, presentation guidelines, and quality standards.
• Set up, organize, stock, and break down the assigned kitchen station.
• Prepare ingredients by chopping, portioning, measuring, mixing, and organizing products.
• Cook menu items using a variety of culinary techniques, including grilling, roasting, broiling, sautéing, frying, baking, steaming, boiling, and braising.
• Monitor food quality, consistency, presentation, and temperatures during preparation and service.
• Follow food rotation, labeling, storage, cooling, sanitation, food safety, and proper food-handling procedures.
• Safely operate commercial kitchen equipment and maintain a clean, organized, efficient workstation.
• Communicate with and support Sous Chefs and other Culinary team members to maintain smooth kitchen operations.
• Help train and mentor less experienced cooks and reinforce food preparation, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Reduce waste, control food costs, and maintain kitchen efficiency without sacrificing quality.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver culinary experiences during routine and high-volume service periods.

What This Job Offers

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