Cook 1 - Hershey Social Restaurant Bar

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Hersheypark admission

Free parking

Food & shopping discounts

Employee ID perks

Job summary

Hershey Social Restaurant + Bar in Hershey, PA is seeking a Part-Time Team Member to prepare diverse dishes across pantry, sauté, broil, fry, and dessert stations. You’ll follow standardized recipes, maintain a clean workstation, and coordinate with the kitchen staff for smooth service.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old. This role supports health and safety standards, inventory tasks, and allergy information management while offering perks like employee discounts and park benefits.

Qualifications

• Knife skills required to work across stations.
• Ability to interpret and troubleshoot recipes and menus.
• Efficiently set up and maintain a clean, organized workstation.
• Demonstrate the outlet style of cuisine through tasting and prep.
• Assist with maintaining inventory levels.
• Handle prep work across 2–3 stations with minimal guidance.
• Embrace teamwork, speed, cleanliness and positive attitude.
• Strict adherence to Pennsylvania health, safety and ServSafe guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and execute dishes to exacting standards on assigned stations (pantry, sauté, broil, fry, dessert).
• Maintain ownership of assigned station, keeping it clean, stocked, and organized before/during/after service.
• Follow standardized recipes and plating guidelines for consistency.
• Collaborate with kitchen team to ensure smooth service, especially during high volume.
• Communicate with line cooks, prep staff, and expeditor to ensure timely tickets.
• Monitor food quality and presentation; ensure only dishes meeting standards leave the kitchen.
• Adhere to health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and proper food handling.
• Learn and maintain allergy information for all menu items.
• Assist with prep work and other kitchen duties as needed.

Skills

Knife skills

Follow recipes

Kitchen organization

Food tasting

Inventory support

Teamwork

Food safety

Education

Minimum age 16

Job description

Be part of the opening team at Hershey Social Restaurant + Bar, downtown Hershey’s newest restaurant and bar. Located near the iconic intersection of Cocoa and Chocolate Avenue, Hershey Social features bold flavors, signature cocktails, and over‑the‑top desserts inspired by Hershey’s chocolate roots.

Responsible for preparing all food items according to prep sheets and standardized recipes with speed and consistency of quality.

As a Part‑Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission and parking to Hersheypark, discounts on food & shopping, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID!

Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):

• Prepare and execute dishes to exacting standards during service on assigned stations (e.g., pantry, sauté, broil, fry, dessert).
• Maintain ownership of assigned station, ensuring it is clean, organized, and properly stocked before, during, and after service.
• Follow standardized recipes and plating guidelines to ensure consistency across all menu items.
• Work closely with the kitchen team to ensure smooth and efficient service, especially during high‑volume periods.
• Communicate effectively with other line cooks, prep staff, and the expeditor to ensure timely ticket completion.
• Monitor food quality and presentation, ensuring only dishes that meet our standards leave the kitchen.
• Adhere to all health, safety, and sanitation guidelines, including proper food handling and storage.
• Learn and maintain allergy information for all menu items
• Assist with prep work and other kitchen duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age or older

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Average to above knife skills
• Ability to follow and troubleshoot recipes/menu items with little or no difficulty
• Ability to efficiently set up and maintain a workstation
• Ability to demonstrate the outlet style of cuisine through food tasting and preparation
• Ability to assist Chef with maintaining accurate inventory levels
• Ability to handle average amounts of prep work and work 2-3 stations with little or no difficulty and minimal assistance
• Ability to work with position, supportive attitude, skill, speed and cleanliness
• Ability to exhibit proper food handling procedures in accordance with Pennsylvania regulations and adhere to all ServSafe guidelines.

Job Demands

• Based on operational need, (including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays,) the working schedule may include up to 40+ hours per week
• Flexible schedule required, including days, evenings, split shifts, weekends, and holidays
• Physical requirements include standing for long periods of time and the ability to lift at least 40 pounds
• Must be comfortable working in temperature variations

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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