Cook

Poultry Science Association; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 19,286 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

Poultry Science Association in La Porte, TX is seeking a kitchen team member to assist with food preparation, cooking, and plate presentation. You will follow recipes, portion foods, and maintain a clean, safe work area in a high-volume kitchen environment.

Experience is helpful but not required; a Food Handler Certification is required. This role emphasizes hygiene, accuracy, and teamwork, and requires standing for long periods in a hot, busy kitchen.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand simple instructions.
• Ability to write simple notes or messages.
• Ability to present information clearly to customers and team members.
• Math skills for handling money and portions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables according to recipes.
• Follow portions, cooking methods, and quality standards.
• Stock and maintain line station supplies.
• Portion food before cooking per recipes.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work area.
• Follow plate presentation and garnish standards.
• Handle, store, and rotate products properly.
• Follow closing checklist to end shift.
• Attend scheduled team meetings.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Basic arithmetic

Effective communication

Hygiene and grooming

Education

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items using broilers, ovens, fryers, grills, and a variety of other kitchen equipment, according to our recipes.
• Knows and complies with our standard portions, cooking methods, quality standards, kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to ensure a smooth service period.
• Portions out food products before cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area, including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, ovens, burners, and refrigeration.
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes.
• Handles, stores, and rotates products properly.
• Follows the closing checklist to close the kitchen properly.
• Attends all scheduled team member meetings.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Previous restaurant experience is not required but preferred.
• Ability to read and understand simple instructions.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information to customers and other team members.
• Ability to add and subtract two and three-digit numbers and perform these operations using units of American money.
• Must have exceptional hygiene and grooming habits.
• Food Handler Certification is required.

Physical Requirements:

A team member must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Constant standing/walking
• Occasional stooping/kneeling
• Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting, or carrying up to 60 pounds
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps
• Constant working in a hot, wet, humid, and loud environment for long periods
• Frequent, continual, intermittent flexing or rotation of the wrist(s) and spine
• Constant receiving detailed information through oral communication
• Constant talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas using the spoken word
• Constant clarity of vision at near and/or far distances