Cook

Mazzio's; Broken Arrow (OK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading restaurant as a Cook where you will prepare and cook a variety of food items while ensuring quality and safety standards. This role involves teamwork and requires no prior experience. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, ensuring cleanliness and safety in food handling.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn food safety procedures.
• No previous experience required.
• Ability to follow directions and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and cooks various food items.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of food preparation areas.
• Monitors cooking temperatures and reports malfunctions.

Skills

Food Safety Procedures

Team Collaboration

Interpersonal Skills

Ingredient Measurement

Following Directions

Education

Food Handler’s Permit

Foodservice Sanitation Certification

Tools

Ovens

Dishwasher

Knives

Mixing Bowls

Measuring Cups

Job description

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Position Summary

The Cook plans, prepares, and cooks various food items to ensure the highest quality and experience for guests in the restaurant, carryout, and delivery. They ensure proper food handling, sanitation, and food storage procedures.

Primary Responsibilities

The following information represents the majority of the duties performed in the position, but are not meant to be all inclusive nor prevent other duties from being assigned when necessary.

1. Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment to prepare salads, sauces, dough, cheeses, pizza crust, vegetables, sandwiches, and casseroles.
2. Follows measurement charts to ensure consistent and quality products.
3. Bakes, fries, and microwaves main dishes and cooks or heats other food items.
4. Observes and tests cooking by viewing, smelling, piercing with a fork, and testing temperature with a thermometer to determine items are properly cooked. Provides guidance to other kitchen crew and management during the preparation of food.
5. Washes, peels, cuts, dices, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
6. Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the food preparation containers and areas including washing/sanitizing of all containers and utensils, preparation counters and tables, cleaning walls and shelves, clear crumbs away and wipe ovens and microwave, drain oil from, disassemble, clean and reassemble fryer, and sweep and mop floors.
7. Monitors thermostat controls to regulate temperature of oven, steam kettles, steam tables, and hot holding equipment, and pasta cooker. Reports malfunctions or required repairs to management.
8. Records product usage and waste on charts.
9. Operates dishwasher.
10. Delivers clean plates, utensils, glasses, etc., to service areas either at the counter or dining room.

Skills And Experience

1. Ability to learn food safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept.
2. Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex orders.
3. Interpersonal skills to interact with various other crew members and management.
4. Consistently follow ingredient measurements for quality products.
5. Ability to follow directions and all safety requirements.
6. This position does not require previous experience.

Licenses/Certificates

• The position may require a Food Handler’s permit and/or Foodservice Sanitation Certification and/or other individual compliance permits, certificates, or licenses depending on local laws.

Physical Demands

1. The Cook exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly in the performance of activities. Work involves standing most of the time, with occasional walking, and requires stamina for extended shifts (8-12 hours) including split shifts.
2. Reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, handling, fingering, feeling, lifting, carrying, standing, walking, pushing, and pulling are occasionally required. Punctual and reliable attendance is essential. A sense of taste is required to assess food quality.

Working Conditions

1. Primarily inside conditions, protected from weather but with exposure to heat, humidity, and water. Frequent hand washing and operation of kitchen equipment are required.

Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids

• Includes can openers, charts, pizza wheels, colanders, dicer, dishes, dishwasher, dough roller, forks, hot plates, kettles, knives, measuring cups, mixing bowls, mixer, ovens, paddles, pans, pizza pliers, pots, processor, scales, spatulas, spoons, recipes, rolling pin, slicers, storage bins, storage tank, fryers, pasta cookers, microwaves, and warmers.

Disclaimers

This description is not exhaustive and may not include all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Mazzio’s, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and maintains an at-will employment status. Employees may be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.