Cook

GBU Corral, LLC dba Golden Corral; Hermitage (Mercer County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

GBU Corral, LLC dba Golden Corral is seeking energetic individuals to join our team as a Cook in Hermitage, PA. The Cook ensures quality and freshness of Hot Choice Buffet items, follows recipes, and assists in carving and restocking when needed.

The role focuses on maintaining temperatures, adhering to production guides, and delivering clean, safe, and tasty food to guests while providing friendly service.

Responsibilities

• Prepares Hot Choice Buffet products according to Golden Corral recipes and procedures.
• Grills items to Golden Corral standards for quality.
• Ensures fried products are always fresh and hot.
• Restocks items at the Display Cooking Station when Buffett Attendant is unavailable.
• Assists guests with carved meat options when the Carver is unavailable.
• Uses the buffet production system to ensure quality and shelf life compliance.
• Maintains correct temperature during cooking, holding, and serving.
• Uses production guides to inventory hot cook products.
• Performs opening and closing administrative procedures.
• Maintains equipment according to the Maintenance manual.
• Rotates and restocks food by FIFO.
• Takes inventory with Manager at shift start and end.
• Ensures Hot Cook area and smallwares are clean.
• Keeps dishes clean and checks cleanliness before use.
• Follows local health department laws.
• Keeps Char Grill clean and sanitized for quality.
• Ensures Hot Choice Buffet products and Display Cooking products are always hot and fresh for guests.
• Maintains professional communication with guests at all times.

Job description

Our franchise organization, GBU Corral, LLC dba Golden Corral, is currently seeking energetic, friendly individuals to join our team!

The Cook is responsible for the quality, quantity, tastiness, and freshness of all Hot Choice Buffet products. The Cook pays special attention to speed, cleanliness, organization, and product specifications.

Food Production:

• Prepares Hot Choice Buffet products, including Carving and Display Cooking products, according to Golden Corral recipes and procedures.
• Grills all items according to Golden Corral standards to ensure quality.
• Ensures that every fried product is always fresh and hot.
• If the Buffet Attendant is unavailable, the Cook restocks the items at the Display Cooking Station.
• If the Carver is unavailable, assists guests with carved meat options.
• Complete use and following of the buffet production system to insure quality and shelf life compliance.

Operational Excellence:

• Maintains the correct temperature of all products during cooking, holding and serving.
• Uses the Hot Choice Buffet Production Guide and the Display Cooking Hot Cook Production Guide to maintain an inventory of all hot cook products.
• Conducts opening and closing administrative procedures.
• Properly maintains equipment according to the Equipment Maintenance manual.
• Restocks and rotates food products by using the first-in, first-out method (FIFO).
• Takes inventory of products and checks build-to with the Manager at the beginning and end of each shift.

Cleanliness:

• Ensures that that Hot Cook area and all smallwares are clean and checks dishes for cleanliness before using them.
• Performs duty roster and ensures cleanliness, service, and quality standards are met. .
• Follows local health department laws.
• Keeps Char Grill clean and scraped to ensure product quality and sanitation.

Guest Service:

• Ensures that Hot Choice Buffet products, including Display Cooking products, are always hot and fresh for the guests.
• Knows and follows position responsibilities as they relate to just-in-time delivery.
• Is friendly and courteous to guests and assists them with the products.
• Maintains professional communication at all times.