Creative Cook: Flavor Innovation & Food Prep

Aramark Correctional Services; Kilgore (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Correctional Services is seeking a dedicated Cook to join our food service team. You will cook and prepare meals, follow production guidelines and recipes, and maintain high sanitation standards in a fast-paced environment.

Join a team that values freshness, safety, and customer service as you help create nourishing meals for our clients. This role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and adherence to safety procedures across shifts.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Cooks and prepares a variety of food according to production guidelines and recipes.
• Sets up workstation with ingredients and equipment.
• Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming and peeling.
• Safely uses utensils including knives and operates ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers, etc.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, steams and uses various cooking methods on meat, vegetables and other foods.
• Arranges and portions food according to guidelines; adheres to safety policies.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas and equipment; maintains positive customer service.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Interpersonal communication

Math basics

Job description

Aramark Correctional Services is seeking a dedicated Cook to join our food service team. You will cook and prepare meals, follow production guidelines and recipes, and maintain high sanitation standards in a fast-paced environment.

Join a team that values freshness, safety, and customer service as you help create nourishing meals for our clients. This role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and adherence to safety procedures across shifts.