Cook

Church's Chicken | J. West, INC.; Pearl (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Church's Chicken | J. West, INC. is seeking a cook to prepare and cook food products as directed by the Shift Manager, adhering to the Church’s Operating Standards Manual. The role involves setting up batter tables, monitoring fryers, and maintaining quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities include ensuring call sheets are posted, reports any equipment malfunctions, maintaining clean work areas, and stocking batter supplies as needed to support daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Sets up batter table and prepares batter mix
• Ensures call sheets are complete, posted and used
• Checks equipment and reports malfunctions to Manager in Charge
• Charges fryer, balances shortening to maintain proper level
• Filters and cleans fryers per safety guidelines
• Pans sufficient chicken for operational needs
• Prepares and cooks food per business needs and Manager instructions
• Ensures food products meet SOM specifications and holding times
• Maintains a clean work area and follows sanitation and safety guidelines
• Verifies stock and supplies at batter area
• Maintains organization of the cooler
• Performs other tasks as assigned by Manager in Charge of Shift

Job description

To prepare and cook food products as specified by the Manager in Charge of the Shift while adhering to the specifications and procedures contained in the Cooking Section of the Church’s Operating Standards Manual (the “OSM”). Accomplishes tasks in a timely, clean and orderly manner.

Primary Functions:

• Sets up the batter table, collects all necessary smallwares, and prepares batter mix.
• Ensures that call sheets are complete, posted and used.
• Checks all equipment and immediately reports any malfunctions within the area to the Manager in
• Charge.
• Color balances fryers and adds sufficient shortening so that the proper shortening level can be
• maintained.
• Filters and cleans all fryers at the designated times while following all guidelines of safety (including
• use of provided safety equipment).
• Pans sufficient chicken for operational needs.
• Prepares and cooks all food product as dictated by the needs of the business and at the direction of the Manager in Charge.
• Ensures that all food product meets the specifications, procedures and quality standards at stated
• in the SOM, including strict observance of designated holding times.

Secondary Functions:

• Maintains a clean work area by practicing “clean-as-you-go” practices while following all of the guidelines/procedures of sanitation and safety.
• Verifies all necessary product and supplies are stocked and available at the batter area.
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of the cooler.
• Perform all other tasks as assigned by Manager in Charge of Shift.