Cook

Continental; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Dining perks

PTO

Job summary

Continental is seeking a dedicated culinary professional in the Auburn Hills area to ensure consistent quality food and a superior customer experience. You will follow company recipes, maintain sanitation, and work across stations as needed, while delivering engaging service and maintaining a clean, organized workspace.

The role requires knife skills, production experience, and a flexible, positive attitude.

Qualifications

• Must have good hygiene and hand washing skills.
• Must be able to read and follow Company recipes.
• Must possess use of all kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality food product and presentation.
• Follow daily menu and prep lists; maintain sanitation.
• Communicate effectively with coworkers and customers.
• Work independently at assigned station and support team.
• Assist in other stations when needed and adapt to changes.

Skills

Knife skills

Production skills

Sanitation

Communication

Time management

Multi-tasking

Flexibility

Customer engagement

Education

Culinary education preferred

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Description

Responsible for creating a consistent quality product and culinary experience, while also providing exceptional customer service, presentation, and a clean and safe eating environment.

Department: Autoliv 700180

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Autoliv

Reporting To: Steve Sloney

Compensation: $18.00 - $19.00 / hour

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure quality food product
• Oversee that our product tastes, looks, and provides adequate portions
• Must have good basic knife skills, production skills
• Be able to be read and follow Company recipes
• Ensure your work area is clean, well-organized and has good sanitation
• Good time management to keep oneself on track
• Adherence to daily menu and prep lists
• Ability to work independently on their assigned station
• Create value through our services
• Anticipate customers’ needs ahead of time
• Build a rapport with repeat customers
• Provide a positive experience through engagement and presentation
• Be an effective communicator
• Suggestively sell add-ons to orders
• Enjoys working with others
• Excellent communication (with co-workers and customers)
• Willing to jump in where needed
• Eagerness to learn new skills
• Take direction well/ Flexible to change
• Leads by example
• Positive attitude, create positive work environment
• Enjoys being “hands‑on” with customers
• Consistent work and output
• Additional projects and assignments as needed.

Demonstrates attributes of

• Working knowledge about food handling, food sanitation, and safety.
• Must have good hygiene and hand washing skills
• Able to communicate with others daily
• Must have good knife/production skills
• Attention to details
• Quick on your feet
• Time management skills
• Able to multi-task
• Able to follow instruction (written/verbal)
• Understand properly food labeling, serving temperatures, FIFO, and able to engage the customer

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Working knowledge about food handling, food sanitation, and safety
• 1 -3 years previous cooking experience preferred
• Must possess use of all kitchen equipment and report any deficiencies including knife handling skills and cooking techniques such as braising, sauté, sear and grill
• Must possess proper recipe conversion and measuring
• Serve Safe and Allergen Certification preferred
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including mornings, evenings and weekends
• In process or completion of culinary education preferred

Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that.

• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
• Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at work dining perks and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.

Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications and team events.

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