Cook

Guest Services, Inc.; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 17,047 - 24,280; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services, Inc. is seeking a full-time Cook in Lakeland, Florida. The Cook assists the Chef or General Manager by preparing, cooking, and serving food. Candidates should have culinary knowledge and ideally a High School diploma or G.E.D.

The role involves maintaining cleanliness, ensuring food safety, and providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced kitchen environment. Join a company with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. is preferred.
• Culinary knowledge is essential.
• Food Safety certified with strong sanitation habits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food items according to recipes and instructions.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment to ensure functionality.
• Requisition food supplies based on estimated needs.

Skills

Culinary knowledge

Food Safety certification

Strong customer service abilities

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Job description

## CookApplylocations: Lakeland, FLtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR03811Compensation Amount:15.00 USD HourlyJob Summary:The Cook assists the Chef or General Manager by preparing, cooking, and serving food.Job Description:**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS*** Prepare and cook food items according to recipes, daily menus, and supervisor instructions.* Clean and inspect kitchen equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.* Operate food station, including performing station checklist, temperature log, counter meeting, and signage.* Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs.* Monitor menus and spending in order to ensure that meals are prepared economically.* Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.**SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE*** Partial High School education required; High School Diploma/G.E.D. preferred.* Culinary knowledge.* Food Safety certified and strong sanitation habits.* Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.* Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.**PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS*** Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.* Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.* Ability to stand for the entire work day.* Climbing steps regularly.* Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.* Reading and writing work-related documents in English.* Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.* Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen.* Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.**EQUIPMENT USED*** Standard commercial cooking machinery and utensils.Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.*Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.*OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION: We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.