Culinary Cook: Menu Creation & Fast-Paced Kitchen

Kampgrounds of America, Inc.; Watsonville (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. in Watsonville, CA is seeking a Cook responsible for planning, preparing and cooking food items to ensure the highest quality service and guest experience.

The role emphasizes proper food handling, sanitation, and maintaining an organized kitchen. You will follow recipes, adjust to guest requests, coordinate with wait staff, present dishes attractively, and operate kitchen equipment.

Qualifications

• Conversant in the English Language
• Strong decision-making ability
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills with ability to manage confrontation
• Ability to motivate, lead and develop a diverse team
• Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Motivated, goal oriented and results driven
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Ensures that outlets are sanitized, cleaned, stocked, and setup correctly at start of and throughout the shift while adhering to sanitation, safety, and food and beverage control policies.
• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Occasionally serve food.
• Assist with creation of menu items.
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, fryers, and grills.
• Assist supervisor in monthly food and beverage inventories and reconciliations.
• Responsible for understanding and operating the POS system.
• Obtain certifications to meet state and local government regulations.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism, customer service, quality and cleanliness.
• Be familiar with fire extinguisher locations and know how to operate them in the restaurant/kitchen.
• Ensures safe handling of chemicals in accordance with department standards and utilizes proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when appropriate.
• Foster a work environment that maximizes employee involvement, morale and is dedicated to delivering KOAs Culture, Mission, Values and Goals.

Job description

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. in Watsonville, CA is seeking a Cook responsible for planning, preparing and cooking food items to ensure the highest quality service and guest experience.

The role emphasizes proper food handling, sanitation, and maintaining an organized kitchen. You will follow recipes, adjust to guest requests, coordinate with wait staff, present dishes attractively, and operate kitchen equipment.