Grill Cook - St Andrews

Lake Roosevelt Adventures; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services is hiring a Grill Cook to prepare, cook, and serve grilled items, coordinating with the Executive Chef on daily and special function menus.

You will set up and restock the grill, handle daily production, and ensure food safety and quality across shifts. The role requires culinary knowledge, strong sanitation habits, and excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school education preferred; culinary knowledge required.
• Food safety certification and strong sanitation habits.
• Strong customer service skills and teamwork.
• Ability to identify problems and communicate with management.

Responsibilities

• Set up, restock, and break down the grill area.
• Daily production of meal items and menu specials.
• Prepare daily specials, hot sandwiches, and sides for service.
• Follow recipes for preparing, seasoning, cooking and tasting meats, vegetables, and other grilled foods.
• Operate kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, wash, peel, cut, and trim meat and poultry.
• Report malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor.
• Estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records for planning.
• Control food production to minimize waste and recycle where possible.
• Clean all equipment and utensils used in grill prep and production.
• Maintain temperature logs and signage for the grill station.
• Be aware of safety issues and report them to management.

Skills

Culinary knowledge

Food Safety

Customer service

Communication

Education

Partial High School education

High School Diploma / GED preferred

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Compensation Amount: 18.50 USD Hourly

Job Summary: The responsibility of the Grill Cook is to prepare, cook, and serve food items on the grill and to coordinate with the Executive Chef on all daily and special function menus.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for setting up, restocking, and breaking down of the grill
• Responsible for the daily production of meal items and daily menu specials
• Responsible for preparing daily specials, hot sandwich production, and sides to be placed in the hot slide for service
• Follow recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking and tasting, meats, vegetables, and other grilled foods
• Food preparation will include operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding food, and trimming and cutting meat and poultry
• Report all malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor
• Taste food products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements
• Control food production to ensure that extra food products be recycled or disposed of properly to manage food waste
• Responsible for cleaning all equipment and utensils used in the grill prep and production area
• Maintain temperature logs and signage for the grill station
• Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Partial High School education required; High School Diploma/G.E.D. preferred
• Culinary knowledge
• Food Safety certified and strong sanitation habits
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers
• Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment. Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally. Ability to stand for the entire work day. Ability to climb steps regularly. Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas. Reading and writing work-related documents in English. Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English. Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen. Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.

EQUIPMENT USED

Standard commercial cooking machinery and utensils.

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores. Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION: We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.