Cook

The Press Club Grill; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Press Club Grill in Mesquite, TX is seeking a dedicated line cook to craft and plate high-quality menu items, including soups, sauces, vegetables, meats and desserts, with attention to timing and consistency. You will follow recipes, adhere to safety and sanitation rules, work under the Manager on Duty, and maintain a clean, organized kitchen while preparing food to order with urgency and accuracy.

This role requires teamwork, knife handling, proper portioning, and safe operation of

Qualifications

• Must follow recipes as they are presented.
• Follow line procedures with consistent accuracy.
• Knife handling procedures using gloves when appropriate.
• Adhere to safety, sanitation and food-handling rules and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Fulfills food order tickets by preparing, seasoning and cooking complex menu items, including soups, sauces, vegetables, meats and desserts.
• Take direction from Manager on Duty and comply with policies.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen and proper food handling.
• Properly garnish every plate and ensure consistent plating.

Skills

Food preparation

Knife handling

Sanitation

Safety procedures

Tools

Thermometers

Job description

Fulfills food order tickets by preparing, seasoning and cooking complex menu items, including soups, sauces, vegetables, meats and desserts.

• Takes direction from Manager on Duty
• Comply with all applicable federal, state , and local statutes as well as Razzoo’s policies and procedures
• Always follow recipes as they are presented and have recipes out when making them
• Follow line procedures never taking shortcuts to shorten procedure
• Utilize scales and measuring tools when portioning food and completing recipes
• Have the urgency to prepare food items to achieve Razzoo’s stated cook times
• Attack (sense of urgency) food tickets at all times of day. Attack first ticket with consistent urgency
• Commit to preparing plates in consistent arrangement, clean rims, and with deli paper pointed up
• Properly garnish every plate
• Follow ‘Cook To Order’ philosophy meaning we do not pre-cook food items, especially side items like bread and french fries
• Follow proper food thawing procedures
• Properly cover, label, date, and rotate all food items
• Properly ice down food items as required
• Manually and safely clean knives, not leaving them in the dish area to be cleaned
• Adhere to all safety, sanitation and food-handling rules and guidelines
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen
• Properly handle all food items while maintaining a sanitized kitchen by following proper sanitation procedures
• Follow proper knife handling procedures using cutting gloves where appropriate
• Utilize rubber gloves when handling food or disposing of trash
• Follow prep sheets as completed by managers
• Manage line food levels appropriate to the level of business
• Clean and sanitizes station and checks in with manager before leaving
• Commit to safe working environment reporting any unsafe procedures or conditions to manager
• Utilize chemicals as described in OSHA MSDS book
• Handle all kitchen equipment safely being considerate of others around him/her
• Operate dishwashing machine as necessary, appropriately loading dishes, glassware, flatware, pots and pans into dishwashing machine and maintaining accurate levels of chemicals
• Empty trash cans using appropriate safety and sanitation measures
• Wash and sanitize hands after removing trash, eating and drinking, using the bathroom, touching own face or hair, or handling food prep
• Maintain a clean and safe environment reporting any unsafe procedures or conditions to anyone in management
• Comply with all applicable federal, state and local statutes as well as Razzoo’s policies and procedures
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested by a manager at any time

Physical Demands

• Must be able to bend, stoop, lift and carry items (ice, plates, trash, etc.) up to 50 lbs.
• Move about the kitchen areas quickly and carefully
• Stand/walk during entire shift
• Climb ladder when reaching for items that are on upper shelves
• Ability to hear with accuracy over loud background noise
• 20/20 Near Vision, with correction – the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Manual Dexterity – the ability to quickly move hand, hand and arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects