Cook II- Albuquerque Convention Center location

Albuquerquecc; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

Albuquerquecc is seeking a skilled Cook II for the Albuquerque Convention Center. This part-time position involves preparing and presenting a variety of menu items, supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring clean working conditions. Candidates should have 2-3 years of professional kitchen experience, a high school diploma, and be results-driven with strong culinary techniques. A Serve safe certification is preferred. The job requires flexibility to work various shifts, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a professional kitchen or high volume food service environment.
• Previous experience as a cook in commercial kitchen or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present a variety of menu items.
• Supervise and assist Cook I and kitchen support staff.
• Maintain clean and safe working environment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good oral communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Culinary techniques knowledge

Education

High School diploma or G.E.D.

Serve safe certification preferred

Job description

## Cook II- Albuquerque Convention Center location**POSITION: Cook II****DEPARTMENT: Food & Beverage****REPORTS TO: Sous Chef****FLSA STATUS: Part-time, Hourly****Summary****Essential Duties and Responsibilities*** Prepares menu items for each banquet event order.* Prepare, cook, and present a wide variety of hot and cold menu items, ensuring consistency in taste and appearance.* Operate and maintain kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, fryers, and steamers.* Follow recipes and portion guidelines while ensuring minimal waste and high product quality.* Supervise and assist Cook I and kitchen support staff during prep and service.* Maintains all kitchen equipment’s cleanliness.* Must be creative in designing buffet food presentations* Maintain clean safe working environment* Other duties as assigned**Skills and Abilities*** Must have attention to detail.* Must have good oral communication skills.* Must be able to adapt to changes in the work environment, managing competing demands, frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.* Must have strong interpersonal skills.* Must be results driven.* Must have good organizational skills.* Strong working knowledge of culinary techniques, food handling, and safety procedures.* Flexibility to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holiday.**Education and/or Experience**High School diploma or G.E.D.Must have 2-3 years of experience in a professional kitchen or high volume food service environment. previous experience as a cook in commercial kitchen or equivalent.Serve safe certification preferred**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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear. This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events.* Daily lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs. Up to 5 minutes at a time.* Constant reaching, standing, walking, and stooping.* Performing work through repetitive eye/hand coordination.**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.***ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.***Cook II is an skilled line cook responsible for preparing high quality meals in accordance with standardized recipes and production guidelines. This role requires strong culinary technique, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently or lead Cook I staff as needed. This role works in the kitchen and in concessions preparing food items for the facility and associated venues.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.