Cook - Restaurant 200401 - 2321 Pass Rd., Gulfport, MS 39501

Cajun Funding Corp; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Cajun Funding Corp is hiring for a food preparation position requiring cooking and safety compliance. Responsibilities include food inventory management, equipment checks, and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen area.

Applicants should be able to lift up to 50 pounds and work on their feet throughout shifts. The role demands attention to food quality standards and collaboration with team members to ensure optimal performance.

Qualifications

• Ability to adhere to food specifications and standards.
• Capable of lifting heavy items and working on feet for long periods.
• Experience with safety equipment and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food products per specifications.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization in the work area.
• Report equipment malfunctions and restock supplies.

Skills

Food preparation

Safety compliance

Equipment maintenance

Team communication

Job description

Reports To (Title): Restaurant General Manager
Department: Field Operations

Job Objective

To prepare and cook food products as specified by the Manager in Charge of the Shift while adhering to the specifications and procedures contained in the Cooking Section of the Church’s Operating Standards Manual (the “OSM”). Accomplishes tasks in a timely, clean and orderly manner.

Essential Functions

• Sets up the batter table, collects all necessary smallwares, and prepares batter mix.
• Ensures that call sheets are complete, posted and used.
• Checks all equipment and immediately reports any malfunctions within the area to the Manager in Charge.
• Color balances fryers and adds sufficient shortening so that the proper shortening level can be maintained.
• Filters and cleans all fryers at the designated times while following all guidelines of safety (including use of provided safety equipment).
• Pans sufficient chicken for operational needs.
• Prepares and cooks all food product as dictated by the needs of the business and at the direction of the Manager in Charge.
• Ensures that all food product meets the specifications, procedures and quality standards stated in the SOM, including strict observance of designated holding times.
• Maintains a clean work area by practicing “clean-as-you-go” practices while following all of the guidelines/procedures of sanitation and safety.
• Verifies all necessary product and supplies are stocked and available at the batter area.
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of the cooler.
• Perform all other tasks as assigned by Manager in Charge of Shift.

Physical Demands

• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally.
• Continuously stand and/or walk on hard floors to prepare and cook food, get stock items, and transport items to/from the kitchen, stock room, food prep area and front lines for periods of up to eight (8) hours.
• Frequently lift and stack 35 to 50 pounds of food and supply items from various heights from and onto shelving, in freezers, coolers, stockroom, etc.
• Occasionally carry individual stock items weighing up to 75 pounds from stock rooms, coolers, freezers to other areas of the restaurant.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pound trash bags out of trash cans and into the outside dumpster.
• Frequently push or pull batter table, filter machine, trash cans, brooms, mops, and mop buckets.
• Occasionally or frequently climb a foot stool or ladder to reach items located on stack shelves, in coolers, freezers, stockrooms, etc.
• Frequently stoop or squat to reach items on low shelves or on the floor.
• Continuously reach overhead, forward, and underneath shelving, counters, tables, refrigeration units, racks, drink dispensers, fryers, batter table and ovens.
• Continuously handle a variety of shapes and sizes and textures of items which include, but are not limited to: Dairy products, produce, condiments, meat/poultry, bulk stock items, and paper work.
• Continuously use fingers to bilaterally prepare food, unload boxes, etc.
• Continuously communicate with and listen to customers, management and other team members to ensure optimal performance.
• Continuously be aware of surroundings and locations of items needed, as well as to perform job duties.

EEO Statement

Church’s is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.