Cook

ASM Global-SMG; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking a food service professional for on-site operations at the Dow Event Center in Michigan. You will assist with preparing and serving food and beverages, manage transactions, and help ensure a positive guest experience during events and concession operations.

Responsibilities include following recipes, measuring ingredients, preparing and decorating desserts, handling proteins safely, and maintaining high standards of food safety and cleanliness in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 6 months food service experience in a kitchen.
• Culinary school training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follow approved recipes and production standards.
• Measure ingredients and seasonings for prep.
• Wash, cut, and prep fruits, vegetables, and salads.
• Bake and decorate dessert products.
• Prepare beef, poultry, and seafood with proper handling.
• Stir and monitor sauces, stocks, and dressings.
• Test food temperatures to ensure safety.

Skills

Follow instructions

Mathematics for weights

Attention to detail

Customer service

Grooming & dress code

Food safety knowledge

Education

High School diploma or GED

6 months food service exp

Culinary school training preferred

Job description

THE ROLE

Providing excellent service to customers attending events or visiting concession stands. Ensuring a positive customer experience while managing transactions, preparing, and serving food and beverage.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow and execute approved recipes, while strictly adhering to SAVOR guidelines and production standards.


• Measure ingredients and seasonings utilized during the preparation process.


• Wash, cut, and prepare fruits, vegetables, and salads.


• Bake, and decorate dessert food products.


• Prepare beef, poultry, and seafood proteins, ensuring the proper storage and handling of raw foods.


• Stir and monitor stocks, sauces, and dressings.


• Properly test food product temperatures.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and or Experience

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED.


• Minimum of 6 months of food service experience in a commercial or restaurant kitchen environment.


• Culinary school training preferred.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.


• Proficiency in mathematics to assess dry and liquid weights and measurements.


• Ability to focus, with strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.


• Excellent customer service skills.


• Ability to work in a confined environment with hot and cold temperatures for prolonged periods of time.


• Ability to maintain proper grooming and dress code standards for the kitchen.


• Knowledge of food service health and safety standards.

COMPENSATION

Competitive wage, commensurate with experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: On Site (Dow Event Center)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTE

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.