Food Service Cook

Living-Desert-DBA-the-Living-Deser; Palm Desert (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Living Desert in Palm Desert, CA seeks a Food Service Cook to support daily restaurant operations, assist with BOH and line prep, and maintain safety and quality standards. You will handle food quantities, temperatures, and cleanliness while ensuring excellent guest service and proper hygiene practices.

Ideal candidates have 1-2 years of food prep experience, a valid food handling permit, and the ability to work varied hours, including nights and weekends, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Food handling permit required.
• 1-2 years food preparation experience.
• Able to stand for extended periods and lift 10-35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Perform SSA EXTRA Guest Service steps to ensure a memorable guest experience.
• Support restaurant prep (BOH and line) for daily operations.
• Meet daily quick service, food safety, quality, availability and guest service standards.
• Ensure proper food quantities are set for daily and ongoing service.
• Maintain safety logs including temperatures, rotation and waste as necessary.
• Ensure proper uniform, hygiene, handwashing and glove use.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Assist with dishwashing as necessary.
• Communicate issues to supervisor to mitigate complaints.
• Remain knowledgeable of menu items, prices and specials for guests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team player

Adaptability

Job description

Description

Food Service Cook

Reporting Relationship

The Food Service Cook reports directly to the Kitchen Manager (if applicable) and/or Sous Chef and

Executive Chef.

Responsibilities

• Perform the steps of SSA EXTRA Guest Service to ensure a memorable experience for every guest and client.


• Supports restaurant prep (BOH and line) for daily operation.


• Meets daily quick service, food service, safety and quality, availability, merchandising and guest service standards.


• Ensure proper food quantities are set for daily and ongoing service.


• Participates in safety logs including food temperatures, rotation, and waste as necessary.


• Ensures safe food handling is maintained.


• Ensures proper uniform, hygiene, handwashing, and glove use with self.


• Maintains a safe work environment by abiding to all safety rules.


• Follows through daily prep and items lists, as assigned.


• Actively helps to support operation in assigned role, supporting holes as necessary.


• Actively and efficiently responds to guest and client feedback, with report to the supervisor to ensure that any potential complaints are mitigated against further occurrence.


• Communicates up to the Restaurant Supervisor and/or Food Operations Manager regarding any issues seen with daily service or quality.


• Remains knowledgeable of all menu items, prices, and specials for sharing with guests.


• Assists with dishwashing as necessary.


• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary.


• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work environment.


• Uphold and demonstrate a complete understanding of company policies and procedure

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.


• Exceptional problem solving/decision making skills combined with the ability to be organized.


• Demonstrates the ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.


• The ideal candidate is a team player, personable, professional, upbeat, energetic, and takes initiative.


• Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes (10-35lbs) as necessary to operation, which entails lifting, and perform all functions as set forth above.


• Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

Previous Experience

• Food handling permit required.


• 1-2 years food preparation

This is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or

working conditions associated with this job description. The General Manager reserves the right to

revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances.

change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technological developments