Cook

HMSHost; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal benefits

Transportation benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program

Job summary

HMSHost is seeking a Third Cook to support food production, preparation and presentation across multiple stations, ensuring high quality products for guests. You will communicate any issues to the manager and uphold safety, sanitation and company policies in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 1–2 years in culinary work, basic knife skills, and familiarity with HACCP; the position is non-exempt and reports to the manager or operations director per local requirements.

Qualifications

• Requires 1-2 years of culinary experience; high-volume casual dining preferred.
• Introductory level food knowledge.
• Basic knife-cutting skills.
• Fundamentals of dry and moist cooking methods.
• Requires food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and prepare, season, cook, and serve items across stations.
• Estimate production requirements and requisition supplies.
• Measure, wash, cut, and prepare ingredients.
• Maintain quality and monitor freshness daily.
• Coordinate output with other cooks and stations.
• Sanitize workstations and equipment; uphold sanitation standards.
• Communicate menu details to customers clearly.

Skills

Culinary skills

Food safety

Knife skills

HACCP knowledge

Teamwork

Job description

With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• Meal and Transportation Benefits
• *401(k) retirement plan with company match
• *Company paid life insurance
• *Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Summary:

The Third Cook is responsible for food production, preparation and presentation, and is able to rotate through all food stations to ensure a high quality product is served to the customer. This role will perform a variety of duties in the preparation and cooking of various food products. The Third Cook is responsible for communicating any potential problems to the manager on duty, providing the highest level of service to customers and associates at all times, and performing all responsibilities as directed by assigned management. This is a non-exempt position which reports to the Manager, Assistant Manager or Operations Director, depending upon local requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Follows recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving food items which may include soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other food and beverage products
• Tastes products, follows menus, estimates food requirements, checks production and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment as needed
• Measures and mixes ingredients; washes, peels, cuts and shreds fruits and vegetables
• Handles organic and specialty ingredients
• Maintains quality control for all products, including monitoring freshness of product daily
• Acquires a working knowledge of ingredient specifications and seasonal variability
• Coordinates food output with the other cooks
• Cleans and sanitizes work stations and equipment
• Practices excellent food safety and sanitation practices and complies with HACCP standards
• Stocks, dates, rotates and checks temperature of product
• Fully understands the menu, ingredients and nutritional content, and is able to communicate that information clearly to customers
• Receives, stocks, moves and lifts food and beverage products and supplies
• Complies with HMSHost and franchise policies as well as those of all applicable regulatory agencies including rules of the Airport Authority

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Requires 1-2 years of culinary experience; experience working in a high volume casual dining restaurant environment preferred
• Requires introductory level food knowledge
• Must have basic level of knife cutting skills
• Must have fundamentals of dry and moist cooking methods
• Requires food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards
• Requires working knowledge of a variety of kitchen equipment such as grill, fryer, oven, and slicer
• Must have basic level skills in handling basic food groups
• Must be able to adapt to changes in new menu items and cooking techniques
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must have the ability to complete multiple tasks/heavy volume under time constraints

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates ("the Company"), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws andregulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members withoutregard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as "protected characteristics").

Source: HMSHost