Cook- Panda Express

Applegreen Travel Plazas; Parker (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Applegreen Travel Plazas is seeking a dedicated Cook for their location in Parker, Colorado. The Cook will prepare dishes based on Panda Express recipes, ensuring food quality and safety while maintaining a clean kitchen environment.

Qualified candidates should have some high school education and 1-2 years of related cooking experience. The role includes assisting management in training Back of House staff and controlling food inventory. Join us to bring authentic Chinese cuisine to our guests!

Qualifications

• 1-2 years related experience in a kitchen environment.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and follow food safety practices.
• Skill in using cooking utensils.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all dishes according to established recipes and procedures.
• Assist managers in training and scheduling Back of House staff.
• Control food inventory and order supplies when necessary.

Skills

Knowledge of Chinese cuisine

Ability to follow recipes

Communication skills

Education

Some high school

Job description

Cooks are responsible for cooking all Panda Express entrées and side dishes and for executing Panda Express recipes correctly to ensure food quality, ensuring food safety practice, and maintaining cleanliness at the Panda Express Restaurant. Panda also recommends that Cooks are cross trained to perform FOH operations. Cooks should be able to perform all BOH operations including prepping, cooking entrees and sides.

COOK

The Cook follows established procedures and applies general technical standards and principles. The Cook’s work is closely guided, and work performed may impact both Front of House and Back of House activities.

MAJOR JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Prepares all dishes according to established Panda Express Brand Standard recipes and procedures, ensuring that all dishes meet Brand Standards for flavor, color, and aroma.
• Assists managers in training, scheduling, and guidance of Back of House staff
• Controls food inventory and orders from vendors when necessary.

TECHNICAL & BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE

• Applies knowledge of Chinese cuisine and cooking utensils.

TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Some high school.
• 1-2 years related experience.

COMMUNICATION / COLLABORATION / TEAMWORK

• Interacts daily with functional peer group, manager, and guests.
• Interaction normally involves the exchange of basic factual information.

PROBLEM SOLVING

• Completes tasks that require an ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice and applies job skills and company policies and procedures to perform a variety of operations.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V), and Drug Free Workplace (DFW).