Cook (UN)

King & George, LLC; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

King & George, LLC in Missouri is looking for a Cook to prepare and cook food items to ensure the highest quality service and experience for our customers. In this role, you will maintain an organized kitchen and ensure proper food handling and sanitation.

The candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least two years of related experience. Responsibilities include preparing workstations, cooking food, and monitoring ingredient quality. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements.
• Experience in a high-paced and stressful environment.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Responsibilities

• Set up workstations with needed ingredients and equipment.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking (chopping vegetables, cutting meat).
• Cook food with various utensils or grills.
• Ensure great presentation and sanitation in the kitchen.

Skills

Proficient written and oral communication skills

Ability to function well in a high-paced environment

Basic math skills

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two years of related experience

Job description

Job Summary

This position will be preparing and cooking food items to ensure the highest quality service and experience for our customers. They help keep the kitchen organized and running efficiently. They ensure proper food handling, sanitation, and following food storage procedures.

Job Title

Cook

Department

Food Services

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Duties/Responsibilities

• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment
• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat, etc.)
• Cook food with various utensils or grillers
• Check food while cooking to stir or turn
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
• Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly
• Check the quality of ingredients
• Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Ability to function well in a high‑paced and, at times, stressful environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of related experience required

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds at times
• Ability to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see, to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements

• Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation

Disclaimer

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)

Job Description last Updated: 03/06/2026