COOK/PREP

Kingdom Cafe and Grill; Tennessee; On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Cafe and Grill in Tennessee is seeking a Cook to prepare, season, and cook a variety of dishes in a fast-paced restaurant environment. The role includes ensuring food quality, proper storage, and adherence to safety standards, with support from supervisory staff for menus and event needs.

Responsibilities include coordinating kitchen tasks, maintaining sanitation, and handling routine prep and cooking duties, while maintaining high standards of communication and teamwork with staff

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience: A few months to one year of related experience

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks dishes according to recipes and personal judgment.
• Inspects and maintains sanitary kitchen areas and safe food handling practices.
• Ensures correct storage and cooking temperatures for all foods.
• Rotates stock and checks freshness of ingredients.
• Cooks meats, vegetables, and other foods; bakes, roasts, broils, and steams as needed.
• Carves and trims meats for service; consults with supervisors on menu needs and costs.
• Coordinates and supervises kitchen staff; supports supervision with daily tasks.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Monitoring

Coordination

Active listening

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Cook

Job Summary

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks dishes, such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurant.

General Accountabilities

• Inspects and clean food preparation areas or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensures food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensures freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Seasons and cooks food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Observes and tests foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Carves and trims meats for hot or cold service.
• Consults with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs.
• Coordinates and supervises work of kitchen staff.
• *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience: A few months to one year of related experience

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Monitoring
• Coordination
• Active listening