Creative Cook: Craft Flavors & Techniques

Aramark Corporation; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Corporation is seeking a Cook to help bring recipes to life, work with fresh ingredients, and explore diverse cuisines and cooking styles. You will follow production guidelines and safety procedures while expressing creativity in a collaborative kitchen environment.

You will be responsible for preparing dishes, setting up stations, measuring ingredients, and maintaining high food safety standards. This role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to Aramark policies.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or in a related role.
• Knowledge of basic principles of food preparation, cooking methods, and food safety regulations.
• Must be able to acquire food safety certification.
• Demonstrate basic math and counting skills.
• Interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepare 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.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Food handling

Interpersonal communication

Math basics

Education

Food safety certification (required)

Job description

Aramark Corporation is seeking a Cook to help bring recipes to life, work with fresh ingredients, and explore diverse cuisines and cooking styles. You will follow production guidelines and safety procedures while expressing creativity in a collaborative kitchen environment.

You will be responsible for preparing dishes, setting up stations, measuring ingredients, and maintaining high food safety standards. This role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to Aramark policies.