Cook

Air-Culinaire-Worldwide; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Culinaire Worldwide, LLC is seeking a Cook in San Diego to prepare high-quality menu items for catering orders in an on-site kitchen. You will follow established recipes, assist with shopping for specialty items, and support production for all orders while maintaining safety and food handling standards.

The role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and quick action to meet customer requests. A High School diploma and ServSafe certification are required or obtained soon after hire; flexibility for

Qualifications

• Knife skills required for precise preparation and portioning.
• Solid understanding of cooking techniques across hot and cold lines.
• Culinary experience in restaurants, hotels, or catering environments preferred.
• ServSafe Food Handling Certification required by hire or within 45 days.

Responsibilities

• Train and direct Air Culinaire team members, ensuring food, packaging, labeling, and allergens are handled with accuracy and HACCP compliance.
• Provide feedback to Kitchen Management to monitor and improve quality.
• Assist in the butchering of meats and fish and participate in daily kitchen operations.
• Ensure all food preparations and presentations meet ACW specifications and quality standards.
• Maintain a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen; monitor temp-logs and use food safety tools and gloves.
• Perform preventive maintenance on kitchen equipment and mentor other team members.
• Assist in ordering, inventory, and other duties as assigned by the General Manager.
• Use Shipday for all order logistics and deliveries, including delivery photos and recipient names.

Skills

Knife skills

Cooking techniques

Culinary experience

ServSafe Certification

Education

High School diploma

Job description

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Cook

Full Time US ACW Manual Labor San Diego, CA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 3920

Salary Range: $21.00 To $21.00 Hourly

Job Purpose:

The Cook is responsible for the quality of food ingredients used and preparation methods. The Cook prepares basic food and menu items needed in filling catering orders based on established recipes or customer requests. This is an on-site team player position and production support for all orders as well as being called on at times to shop and produce specialty items not in ACW specifications books. The Cook is required to take immediate action in all orders received and is required to produce high quality menu items and recipes as instructed by the GM and/or other Kitchen Management Staff. The Cook prepares all foods to specification to include all hot foods, salads, sandwiches, canapés, desserts, sauces, and all cold food preparations according to the designated preparation methods. The Cook is responsible for culinary quality and supports all culinary initiatives, learns all standard ACW food displays, culinary practices, as well as the safe use of fresh ingredients. The Cook works in partnership with all cooks, prep staff, and management, to provide production solutions in situations arising that require action and critical thinking. The Cook work is based on the company procedures related to food quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and accuracy in cost.

Responsibilities and Associated Duties:

• The Cook will participate in the process of training and directing new and existing Air Culinaire team members, take time to ensure all food, packaging, labeling, and allergens on all trays and are made with accuracy, food safety and HACCP compliance.
• The Cook is expected to provide feedback and suggestions to the Kitchen Management Staff to continue to monitor, maintain and improve quality as a secondary responsibility in this role.
• The Cook will assist in the butchering of meats and fish and assist with the daily operations of the kitchen.
• Ensures that all food preparations and presentations meet ACW specifications and quality standards.
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen by setting quat-sanitizer stations, assists in monitoring and journaling temp-logs and using gloves, food safety tools and best practices when cooking in the kitchen.
• Use preventative maintenance with all kitchen equipment while directing the other team members to do the same.
• The Cook will assist in ordering, inventory and any other duties as assigned by the General Manager.
• ACW is utilizing Shipday for all its logistical information. All employees who are organizing or delivering catering are required to use Shipday for all order logistics and deliveries to include delivery photo at point of delivery and the name of the recipient at point of delivery.

Job Purpose:

The Cook is responsible for the quality of food ingredients used and preparation methods. The Cook prepares basic food and menu items needed in filling catering orders based on established recipes or customer requests. This is an on-site team player position and production support for all orders as well as being called on at times to shop and produce specialty items not in ACW specifications books. The Cook is required to take immediate action in all orders received and is required to produce high quality menu items and recipes as instructed by the GM and/or other Kitchen Management Staff. The Cook prepares all foods to specification to include all hot foods, salads, sandwiches, canapés, desserts, sauces, and all cold food preparations according to the designated preparation methods. The Cook is responsible for culinary quality and supports all culinary initiatives, learns all standard ACW food displays, culinary practices, as well as the safe use of fresh ingredients. The Cook works in partnership with all cooks, prep staff, and management, to provide production solutions in situations arising that require action and critical thinking. The Cook work is based on the company procedures related to food quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and accuracy in cost.

Responsibilities and Associated Duties:

• The Cook will participate in the process of training and directing new and existing Air Culinaire team members, take time to ensure all food, packaging, labeling, and allergens on all trays and are made with accuracy, food safety and HACCP compliance.
• The Cook is expected to provide feedback and suggestions to the Kitchen Management Staff to continue to monitor, maintain and improve quality as a secondary responsibility in this role.
• The Cook will assist in the butchering of meats and fish and assist with the daily operations of the kitchen.
• Ensures that all food preparations and presentations meet ACW specifications and quality standards.
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen by setting quat-sanitizer stations, assists in monitoring and journaling temp-logs and using gloves, food safety tools and best practices when cooking in the kitchen.
• Use preventative maintenance with all kitchen equipment while directing the other team members to do the same.
• The Cook will assist in ordering, inventory and any other duties as assigned by the General Manager.
• ACW is utilizing Shipday for all its logistical information. All employees who are organizing or delivering catering are required to use Shipday for all order logistics and deliveries to include delivery photo at point of delivery and the name of the recipient at point of delivery.

Measures of Success:

Annual Performance Review- success will be measured using results of the Annual Performance Review (2X per-year), which are established bi-annually, just prior to the new Fiscal Year starting & at the 6-month mark of the fiscal year, to include Specific Job Responsibilities and our Core Service Goals:

• Stellar Customer Service
• Integrity & Accountability
• Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Teamwork Commitment

Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements:

• A High School diploma is required.
• Current ServSafe Food Handling Certificate required at hire or within 45-days of hire.
• Must have knife/cutting skills.
• Must have an understanding of cooking techniques.
• Culinary experience in restaurants, hotels, or catering companies or its equivalent required, with experience in new culinary trends preferred.
• Demonstrate the ability to take orders and follow through as well as direct and work well with others in a team-driven, fast-paced environment is essential.
• Must be energetic, enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated to assist in food preparation and presentation.

OPERATIONAL DEMANDS

• Flexibility to work different shifts is required, including weekends and holidays.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stoop, stand for long periods of time, as well as walk, read orders, listening while discussing orders with fellow co-workers.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to push, pull, reach, and carry items with hands and arms.
• The employee must lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply good judgement understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Disclaimer:

This position description highlights a general description of duties and responsibilities. Employee(s) may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described herein, and any duties are subject to change at any time, according to the needs of the location or Company.

Air Culinaire Worldwide, LLC. does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations.

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