Grill Cook

Children's Museum of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Children's Museum of Houston is seeking a part-time Grill Cook in Houston, TX. You will prepare and cook a variety of dishes while keeping the cafe inviting and clean, and will deliver excellent visitor service.

You'll handle food prep, operate grill and sandwich stations, maintain sanitation, and work in a collaborative team to ensure quality meals for guests.

Qualifications

• Customer service orientation is essential.
• Food safety awareness and permit is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors, assist customers, complete register transactions, and suggest additional items.
• Prepare sandwiches, cut fruit, make salads; operate grill, fryer, and sandwich station.
• Cook requested portions; hamburgers, chicken tenders, corndogs as needed.
• Clean work areas, surfaces and utensils; maintain sanitation standards.
• Measure portions and read orders; follow instructions for cooking.
• Stock and restock stations, freezers, and display cases; rotate food.
• Label and date unused foods; work well in a team environment.
• Maintain proper uniform; wear chef coat provided; adhere to hygiene rules.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Exemplary customer service

City of Houston Food Managers Permit

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Grill Cook

Part Time Houston, TX, US

13 days ago Requisition ID: 1187

The mission of the Children’s Museum Houston is to transform communities through innovative, child-centered learning that improves the trajectories of all children in Greater Houston.

For more than four decades, Children’s Museum Houston has supported student achievement, empowered parents, and ignited a life-long love of learning. We are consistently rated as one of the top children's museums in the nation. Our programming serves more than 900,000 participants annually at the Museum, at the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center, and at 270+ outreach locations across Greater Houston. We welcome families with offerings that include 13 exhibits, a performing arts series, a full slate of cultural programming, science activities led by degreed educators, and weekly Free Family Nights.

Job Summary:

Grill Cook is a part-time position. In this hands‑on role, a grill cook will be responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of delicious dishes while ensuring the café maintains an inviting and visually appealing atmosphere through attention to detail and cleanliness. Grill cooks will play a vital part in providing exceptional customer service to all visitors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Customer service: greeting each visitor, offering help, accurately completing register transaction, and suggesting additional items to order.
• Perform food preparation tasks such as making sandwiches, cutting fruit, and making salads. Ability to work grill, fryer, and sandwich station.
• Cook the necessary amount of food for the day. Examples are hamburgers, chicken tenders and corndogs.
• Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils.
• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work area.
• Measure portions required for specific food items being prepared.
• Read order slips or receive verbal instruction as to food required by patron and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
• Clean, stock and restock workstations, freezers, and display cases.
• Store unused food properly, including, writing the date and the name of the food being stored.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Uniform: Make sure that you always have a proper uniform. (Hats and hairnets should always be on - no excuses.) Chef Coat is provided.
• Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by supervisor at any time.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Exemplary customer service
• City of Houston Food Managers Permit desired

Preferred Experience:

Previous experience with food preparation

Education Required:

High school diploma or equivalent (or currently enrolled).

Physical Demand:

• Lifting Requirement: The job involves lifting objects that weigh more than 5 pounds and up to 25 pounds.
• Frequency: This lifting is done frequently, defined here as more than 40% and up to 70% of the work time.

** Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

Working Conditions:

• Works with food processing equipment (fryer, grill, slicer etc )
• Inside Gallery/Shop conditions for majority of work time
• Requires work time both indoors and outdoors

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.