Creative Cook: Grow Your Culinary Skills

Aramark; Kutztown (Berks County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life with fresh ingredients and reliable equipment, while following production guidelines and safety procedures. You’ll translate recipes into tasty dishes and flex your creativity in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll set up stations, measure and prepare ingredients, operate ovens and mixers, and help maintain sanitation, quality, and guest satisfaction across meals and services.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Cook 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.
• ;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 Aramark safety policies and procedures including accurate food safety and sanitation
• Ensures security of company assets

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Interpersonal comms

Math basics

Tools

Ovens

Slicers

Mixers

Knives

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Cook to bring recipes to life with fresh ingredients and reliable equipment, while following production guidelines and safety procedures. You’ll translate recipes into tasty dishes and flex your creativity in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll set up stations, measure and prepare ingredients, operate ovens and mixers, and help maintain sanitation, quality, and guest satisfaction across meals and services.