Cook - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Guest Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services is seeking a Cook to assist the Chef or General Manager by preparing, cooking, and serving food in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires culinary knowledge, safe food handling, and strong customer service. You will stand for long periods, follow safety protocols, and contribute to a team that delivers quality dining experiences across diverse facilities.

Qualifications

• High school education as a baseline; culinary knowledge is required.
• Food safety certification and sanitation habits strongly preferred.
• Strong customer service abilities; proactively assists customers and coworkers.
• Able to recognize problems and communicate them to management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food items according to recipes, daily menus, and supervisor instructions.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment, appliances, and work areas for cleanliness and function.
• Operate the food station, complete station checklist, temperature log, and signage.
• Requisition food supplies and equipment based on anticipated needs.
• Monitor menus and spending to ensure economical meal preparation.

Skills

Culinary knowledge

Food Safety

Customer service

Communication

Problem awareness

Education

Partial High School education

High School Diploma/G.E.D. preferred

Job description

Compensation Amount:21.00 USD Hourly

Job Summary:The Cook assists the Chef or General Manager by preparing, cooking, and serving food.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare and cook food items according to recipes, daily menus, and supervisor instructions.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
• Operate food station, including performing station checklist, temperature log, counter meeting, and signage.
• Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs.
• Monitor menus and spending in order to ensure that meals are prepared economically.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• Partial High School education required; High School Diploma/G.E.D. preferred.
• Culinary knowledge.
• Food Safety certified and strong sanitation habits.
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
• Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment. Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.Ability to stand for the entire work day. Climbing steps regularly. Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.Reading and writing work-related documents in English.Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen.Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.

EQUIPMENT USED

Standard commercial cooking machinery and utensils.

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION:

We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.