Creative Cook: Craft Flavorful Dishes

Aramark; Collierville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life with creativity while working around fresh ingredients and top equipment. You will follow production guidelines and safety procedures to ensure quality and consistency across meals.

This role emphasizes food preparation, proper storage, and maintaining a clean, safe workstation, with ongoing opportunities to learn new cuisines and techniques in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or in a related role is required.
• Knowledge of basic food preparation principles, cooking methods, sanitation, and storage.

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 and coworkers.
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures including food safety and sanitation.
• Ensures security of company assets.
• Duties may change or new ones assigned without notice.

Skills

Experience as cook

Food preparation knowledge

Food safety certification possible

Basic math and counting

Interpersonal communication

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life with creativity while working around fresh ingredients and top equipment. You will follow production guidelines and safety procedures to ensure quality and consistency across meals.

This role emphasizes food preparation, proper storage, and maintaining a clean, safe workstation, with ongoing opportunities to learn new cuisines and techniques in a dynamic environment.