Seasonal Cook

Saks • Beverly Hills, CA

4d

About The Position

The Restaurant Cook assists the main restaurant Associates in maintaining high-quality food items while considering inventory cost and profitability. The role helps ensure guests receive the expected level of food and beverage service by managing inventories and producing food for daily menus and special events. The Cook contributes to smooth restaurant operations, follows health and sanitation standards, and maintains a clean, organized, and properly equipped work area. The position requires availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.

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 based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Produce and coordinate food items needed for daily menus and special events.
• Control daily and weekly inventories and help maintain awareness of inventory costs and profitability through production, build-to, and order sheets.
• Check with a supervisor about special preparation needs before beginning regular kitchen tasks.
• Coordinate daily menu production using menu counts and production or build-to sheets to help control waste.
• Check inventory for all menus and communicate production supply needs to the head cook.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area in accordance with health and sanitation standards.
• Maintain equipment daily and report malfunctions to the designated Associate.
• Keep food orders moving by communicating promptly with Associates and verify special orders with the designated Associate.
• Maintain menu-item production throughout the day, meet supply demands, and make efforts to avoid waste.
• Close and sanitize the work area promptly according to health codes and gather items required for the next day's production.
• Communicate supplies that need to be ordered to a supervisor and check in with a supervisor before leaving.
• Uphold health and sanitation standards set 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED