FOOD & BEVERAGE COOK

Kampgrounds of America, Inc.; West Yellowstone (MT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. is seeking a Cook to plan, prepare and present meals for guests in a fast-paced kitchen at West Yellowstone. The role emphasizes high-quality food, sanitation, and efficient kitchen operation.

The Cook will follow recipes, adjust dishes for guest requests, interact with wait staff, and ensure proper food handling and presentation while maintaining PPE and safety standards in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in English and able to communicate clearly with staff and guests.
• Strong decision-making ability to handle kitchen operations.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills.
• Ability to motivate, lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Strong working knowledge of operational procedures in a food service setting.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Motivated, goal oriented and results driven.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and cook food items to ensure high-quality service.
• Maintain sanitation, safety, and proper storage per policies.
• Follow recipes and adjust dishes per guest requests.
• Communicate with wait staff and ensure attractive presentation.
• Operate kitchen equipment (broilers, ovens, fryers, grills).
• Assist with inventory and reconcile monthly food and beverage stock.
• Maintain knowledge of the POS system and restaurant procedures.
• Obtain certifications to meet regulations and PPE requirements.
• Serve food when needed and ensure cleanliness and professionalism.
• Adhere to all safety and allergen handling guidelines.

Skills

English proficiency

Decision making

Communication

Leadership

Team motivation

Operational procedures

Fast-paced environment

Confidentiality

Flexibility hours

Problem solving

Tools

POS system

Job description

Summary:

The Cook is responsible for planning, preparing and cooking food items to ensure the highest quality service and experience for our guests. The Cook ensures proper food handling, sanitation and food storage procedures while keeping the kitchen organized and running efficiently. Cooks follow recipes and make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare dishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal.

Essential Duties and 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.
• 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.
• Occasionally serve food.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Required Education and Experience:

• 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 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

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed primarily indoors.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds regularly, lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally with assistance.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, push, pull, reach overhead.
• Use of repetitive motion, standing, bending, sitting, lifting, and walking, carrying trays.
• Significant standing and walking for entire shifts
• Fast-paced, noisy, and sometimes crowded, often with exposure to extreme temperatures (kitchen heat or freezer cold).
• Risk of burns from hot equipment, cuts from knives, and slips on wet or greasy floors; requires wearing PPE (slip-resistant shoes, gloves, masks)
• Ability to work in spaces where common allergens may be handled or present
• Will experience occasional interruptions and shifting priorities.
• Valid driver’s license required, this position may be expected to drive a motorized vehicle which requires close and distance vision, sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, etc.