Creative Cook: Craft Dishes with Fresh Ingredients

Aramark Corporation; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life and explore flavors while adhering to production guidelines and safety procedures. You will be immersed in a kitchen environment surrounded by fresh ingredients and equipment, with opportunities to showcase creativity across cuisines.

We value accuracy in food handling, sanitation, and portioning, plus strong interpersonal skills to deliver excellent guest experiences and maintain high standards of service in a team setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or in a related role is required.
• Knowledge of basic food preparation, cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as proper handling, sanitation, and storage.
• Must be able to acquire a food safety certification.
• Demonstrates basic math and counting skills.
• Demonstrates interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes.
• Sets up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment.
• Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items.
• Safely uses a variety of utensils including knives.
• Operates equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers, etc.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, steams, and uses a variety of cooking methods on meat, vegetables, and other foods.
• Arranges, garnishes, and portions food according to established guidelines.
• Properly stores food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Maintains excellent customer service and positive demeanor towards guests, customers, clients, co-workers, etc.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures including accurate food safety and sanitation.
• Ensures security of company assets.

Skills

Cook experience

Food safety knowledge

Basic math

Interpersonal communication

Education

Food safety certification (may be acquired)

Tools

Knives

Ovens and kitchen equipment

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life and explore flavors while adhering to production guidelines and safety procedures. You will be immersed in a kitchen environment surrounded by fresh ingredients and equipment, with opportunities to showcase creativity across cuisines.

We value accuracy in food handling, sanitation, and portioning, plus strong interpersonal skills to deliver excellent guest experiences and maintain high standards of service in a team setting.