Creative Cook: Craft Flavorful Dishes & Kitchen Mastery

Aramark Correctional Services; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Cook to join our team, bringing recipes to life with fresh ingredients and diverse cooking styles. You’ll work in an environment focused on safety, production guidelines, and customer service, developing new skills while delivering quality meals to guests.

The role emphasizes following standardized recipes, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining sanitary work areas, with opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or in a related role required.
• Validated knowledge of basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as accurate food handling, sanitation, and storage.
• Must be able to acquire food safety certification.
• Demonstrate 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.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Interpersonal communication

Math and counting

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Cook to join our team, bringing recipes to life with fresh ingredients and diverse cooking styles. You’ll work in an environment focused on safety, production guidelines, and customer service, developing new skills while delivering quality meals to guests.

The role emphasizes following standardized recipes, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining sanitary work areas, with opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team.