GRILL COOK (FULL TIME)

Eurest USA

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 37,195 - 38,572

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan
Health & Wellness
Discount Marketplace
Identity Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Legal Services
Auto & Home Program
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance
FSAs
Paid Time Off

Job summary

Compass Group is seeking a Grill Cook for the Siemens cafe in Palo Alto, CA. This full‑time role runs 5:30 am – 2:00 pm, with online applications only; compensation is $27.00–$28.00 per hour.

The position involves preparing items at the grill, serving customers, and following strict food safety and service standards. Responsibilities include taking orders, ensuring proper temperatures, using recipes, managing sanitation, and collaborating with team members.

Qualifications

  • Must have cook and/or food service experience.

Responsibilities

  • Takes orders from customers and prepares items requiring short preparation. Completes orders from steam tables and serves customers at multiple stations.
  • Serves customers efficiently and friendly manner following established steps of service meeting outlined standards. Ensures food is at the correct temperature, attractive, and tasty.
  • Taste all prepared food items.
  • Uses established ticket‑collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
  • Uses approved recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures, and standard portion control.
  • Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from workstations, stove, and refrigerator in accordance with established safety standards.
  • Stores foods in designated areas following standard wrapping, dating, and food‑safety and rotation procedures.
  • Cleans, sanitizes and maintains all assigned work areas, equipment and utensils to ensure sanitation standards are met.
  • Resolves customer concerns and reports relevant information and concerns to supervisor.
  • Attends in‑service and safety meetings.
  • Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators, and managers.
  • Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cook experience

Job description

Position

Title: Grill Cook

Location: Siemens - 3130 Hansen Way Cafe, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Online applications only.

Schedule: Full‑time; days may vary, 5:30 am – 2:00 pm. Details discussed during interview.

Pay: $27.00 – $28.00 per hour.

Job Summary

Prepares food and serves customers at the grill station in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high‑quality food service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Takes orders from customers and prepares items requiring short preparation. Completes orders from steam tables and serves customers at multiple stations.
  • Serves customers efficiently and friendly manner following established steps of service meeting outlined standards. Ensures food is at the correct temperature, attractive, and tasty. Taste all prepared food items.
  • Uses established ticket‑collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
  • Uses approved recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures, and standard portion control.
  • Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from workstations, stove, and refrigerator in accordance with established safety standards.
  • Stores foods in designated areas following standard wrapping, dating, and food‑safety and rotation procedures.
  • Cleans, sanitizes and maintains all assigned work areas, equipment and utensils to ensure sanitation standards are met.
  • Resolves customer concerns and reports relevant information and concerns to supervisor.
  • Attends in‑service and safety meetings.
  • Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators, and managers.
  • Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

Must have cook and/or food service experience.

Benefits
  • Retirement Plan
  • Associate Shopping Program
  • Health and Wellness Programs
  • Discount Marketplace
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Legal Services
  • Choice Auto and Home Program
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Equal Employment Opportunity

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. The company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Eurest maintains a drug‑free workplace.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Florida Level 2 background screening may be required for certain positions. Details at https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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