Cook

Dufry Careers; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal and transportation benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company  +

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program – refer a friend

Job summary

HMSHost at Atlanta Airport is seeking a Third Cook to produce, prepare and present high-quality foods across multiple stations. You will rotate through stations to ensure consistent quality and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include following recipes, managing portions, and coordinating output with fellow cooks while maintaining HACCP standards. Benefits and growth opportunities are offered by HMSHost.

Qualifications

• Requires 1-2 years of culinary experience in a high-volume setting.
• Introductory level food knowledge and knife skills.
• Fundamentals of dry and moist cooking methods.
• Knowledge of HACCP standards and food safety practices.
• Experience with a variety of kitchen equipment (grill, fryer, oven, slicer).
• Ability to adapt to new menus and fast-paced environment.
• Capable of completing multiple tasks under time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking and serving items.
• Tastes products, estimates requirements and checks production records.
• Coordinates output with other cooks and requisitions supplies as needed.
• Measures and mixes ingredients; prepares fruits and vegetables as required.
• Cleans and sanitizes work stations and equipment; maintains HACCP compliance.
• Communicates issues and potential problems to the manager on duty.
• Delivers high-quality food and service to customers and associates.

Skills

Culinary experience

Knife skills

Dry cooking

Moist cooking

HACCP knowledge

Fast-paced environment

Multitasking

Tools

Grill

Fryer

Oven

Slicer

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
• 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.

Airport Location:Atlanta Airport F&B
Advertised Compensation:$16.10to

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

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”).