Breakfast Line Cook - Hawks Training Facility

Proof of the Pudding; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food service is seeking breakfast cooks for the Atlanta Hawks at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. The role involves food preparation, ensuring cleanliness, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have extensive kitchen experience and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage and opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Daily meals per shift

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

On-the-job training

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in a kitchen or as an interactive chef.
• Must have knowledge of food preparation/food service.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
• Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to culinary tasks.
• Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.

Skills

Excellent listening

Time management

Organization

Customer Service

Attention to detail

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Job Details

Level: Entry

Job Location: Hawks Emory Sports Medicine Complex - Atlanta, GA

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $20.00 - $20.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Day Shift

Description

Proof of the Pudding (POP) is the food service provider for the Atlanta Hawks Basketball at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. This complex is the official practice facility of the Hawks. POP provides meal services multiple times per day year-round to ensure players, staff, and coaches are fueled with a health-focused menu.

POP is seeking additional breakfast cooks to assist in daily food service preparations, clean up and service flips, and help the general manager in daily duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
• Following prep lists created by Executive Chef.
• Ensuring all food items are properly stored and easily accessible.
• Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
• Distributing plates to wait staff to be served, cleaning plates for dishwashing, and preparing takeaway packages for customers.
• Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
• Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
• Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
• Read thoroughly and understand the daily menus and recipes.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Ensuring proper cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces such as/but not limited to dishes, small wares, equipment, and food prep surfaces.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrate professional customer service skills while communicating with guests.
• Maintaining the highest level of service, safety, and food quality for each service.

Performs other related duties as required

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• 5+ year of experience working in a kitchen or as an interactive chef is required, experience in client facing roles is preferred.
• Must have knowledge of food preparation/food service.
• Proven experience executing food displays, preparing buffets, plating dishes, and knowledge of buffet equipment.
• ServSafe certified or is available to receive training.

Specialized Qualifications:

• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Renowned time management and organization skills
• Working knowledge of a variety of cooking equipment.
• Strong Customer Service skills with the desire to go above and beyond a client’s needs.
• The ability to work alone and as a team.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Must have a firm understanding of all food safety practices including, but not limited to, TCS, TILT, temperature logs, and cleaning/sanitizing.
• Must have knowledge of food preparation/food service witha strong understanding of the execution of BEOs, reading production sheets, and completing tasks.

Work Environment

This position will report to and work out of the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. This position will have prolonged periods of standing, utilizing typical kitchen equipment, and traverse across sometimes wet surfaces.

Uniform Requirements

Adherence to Company Uniform Requirements outlined in the Associate Handbook, uniform requirements outlined in your orientation guidelines.

Non-slip shoes are necessary.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of remaining in a fixed spot, moving through a kitchen or event space, and traveling to different venues across greater Atlanta.
• Bending, lifting, scooping, and carrying miscellaneous equipment and food items.
• Manual dexterity able to operate cutting tools and kitchen utensils.
• Ability to perform physical tasks, such as but not limited to, lifting approx. 40 lbs.

CORE VALUE AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Business Acumen - Demonstrate comprehension of the job, including policies, practices, and relationships. Possess the expertise and skill levels required of the job and perform with quality.
• Dedication - Dependable, reliable and follows through on projects from inception to completion. Willing to put in as much time as necessary to complete tasks. Demonstrate a win-win attitude: “see it, own it, solve it.”
• Ethics and Integrity - Acts with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the company’s culture, values and beliefs while maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct.
• Safety & Security - Observe safety and security standards. Use equipment and materials properly. Comply with safety standards and personal protective equipment requirements. Report potential unsafe conditions or practices to appropriate person immediately. Promote restaurant safety, cleanliness and security compliance at all times.
• Teamwork - Cooperate and be willing to work as a team player to achieve goals and tasks accurately, efficiently and timely.
• Communication - Communicate clearly and effectively with mutual respect, understanding and trust to fellow associates, managers, supervisors and guests. Listen carefully to opinions and views of others; state understanding of what has been heard.
• Initiative - Contribute new ideas and suggestions to enhance productivity and efficiency. Be proactive in troubleshooting problems or issues and take action to mitigate potential problems.
• Adaptability & Planning - Possess the ability to learn new tasks and adjusts well to new situations. Perform well under tight time schedules and pressures to change direction quickly.
• Service Orientation - Demonstrates a sense of urgency. Is welcoming, friendly and smiles when visible to guests.

Position Salary & Benefits:

• This role is Full-time, with base pay of $20/hr.
• Benefits include daily meals per shift.
• Flexible schedule, in a unique and exciting work locations.
• Opportunity for advancement.
• On-the-job training that can be applied industry wide.

Proof of the Pudding and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and employing a diverse workforce. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.