Cook- Wekiwa Springs State Park

Guest Services, Inc.; Apopka (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a scenic location where you can showcase your culinary skills as a Grill Cook. In this role, you will prepare and serve delicious grilled items while ensuring high standards of food safety and customer service. Join a vibrant team dedicated to enhancing guest experiences in a beautiful outdoor setting. With competitive pay and great benefits, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the great outdoors. If you are passionate about cooking and customer service, apply today and become part of a dynamic team!

Benefits

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts at recreational facilities

Qualifications

• Culinary knowledge and food safety certification required.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food items on the grill.
• Maintain cleanliness of grill equipment and food safety standards.

Skills

Culinary knowledge

Food Safety certification

Customer service abilities

Tools

Standard commercial cooking machinery

Job description

Cook- $14.00+/hour

Wekiwa Springs State Park, managed by Guest Services, Inc., is now hiring for Cooks. This location is open 7 days a week and weekend availability is expected for all staff. If you love working outdoors and helping guests, this is a great opportunity for you!

The pay ranges from $14.00- $16.00/hr.

Guest Services, Inc. offers amazing benefits for team members such as a 401K savings plan, paid time off, employee discounts at recreational and lodging facilities nationwide, and more!

Apply today to join our All Star Team!

JOB SUMMARY

The responsibility of the Grill Cook is to prepare, cook, and serve food items on the grill and to coordinate with the Executive Chef on all daily and special function menus.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for setting up, restocking, and breaking down of the grill
• Responsible for the daily production of meal items and daily menu specials
• Responsible for preparing daily specials, hot sandwich production, and sides to be placed in the hot slide for service
• Follow recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking and tasting, meats, vegetables, and other grilled foods
• Food preparation will include operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding food, and trimming and cutting meat and poultry. Report all malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor.
• Taste food products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements
• Control food production to ensure that extra food products be recycled or disposed of properly to manage food waste
• Responsible for cleaning all equipment and utensils used in the grill prep and production area
• Maintain temperature logs and signage for the grill station.
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• Ability to climb 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.

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