Cook

Old Gilman Grill LLC; Chattanooga (TN); In loco; USD 24.000 - 34.000; Tempo pieno

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Old Gilman Grill LLC in Chattanooga, TN seeks a Cook to prepare delicious, safe, and fresh meals to customer specifications. You will follow recipes and use kitchen equipment to deliver high‑quality dishes.

Duties include ensuring fresh ingredients, stocking and inspecting supplies, maintaining a clean, safe workspace, and performing opening/closing procedures while accommodating guests’ special requests and upholding food safety and sanitation standards.

Competenze

• Knowledge of safety procedures and safe temperatures to prevent foodborne illness.
• Ability to follow recipes and measurements accurately.
• Ability to stand for long periods in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong teamwork and communication with staff and management.
• Manual dexterity for chopping, slicing and dicing.

Mansioni

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients.
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods.
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes.
• Occasionally serve food.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including utensils and dishes.
• Handle and store ingredients and food.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils.
• Execute opening and closing procedures.
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment.
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients.
• Monitor station inventory levels.
• Accommodate guest’s special requests.
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers.

Conoscenze

Food safety

Teamwork

Knife skills

Time management

Communication

Adaptability

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Description

Job description:

Cooks are responsible for delivering food that is not only delicious and cooked to the specifications of the customer but that is safe and fresh as well.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Occasionally serve food
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Execute opening and closing procedures
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients
• Monitor station inventory levels
• Accommodate guest’s special requests
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts

Physical Requirements:

• Constant Movement: Workers in food preparation and serving occupations spend most of their workday standing or walking.
• Heavy Lifting: Cooks often need to lift or carry heavy items up to 50lbs
• Prolonged Standing: Standing for extended periods is common
• Multitasking: Serving involves juggling multiple tasks simultaneously, such as taking orders, preparing food, and interacting with customers

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.