Luxury Retail Kitchen Cook: Menu & Inventory Pro

Neiman Marcus; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Neiman Marcus is seeking a Restaurant Cook to assist in maintaining high quality food items while considering inventory costs and profitability. The role focuses on daily and weekly inventory control, coordination of production for daily menus and events, and ensuring health and sanitation standards in a busy retail restaurant environment.

The Cook will work with the head cook to communicate supply needs, manage production sheets, and maintain a clean, efficient kitchen flow through the day.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active role in the smoothness and efficiency of retail restaurant operations by producing and coordinating the production of food items needed for daily menus and special events
• Control daily and weekly inventories
• Maintain team awareness of inventory cost and profitability through proper use of production, build-to, and order sheets
• Checks in with supervisor for any special preparation needed before starting normal kitchen task
• Perform job responsibilities normally associated with those of a cook, including:
• Coordinate production of daily menu items using menu count and production (or build-to sheets) to help control waste
• Check inventory of all menus
• Communicate supply needs for production with head cook
• Maintain a clean and organized work area keeping in mind all health and sanitation standards to assure integrity of food products
• Maintain equipment daily and report any malfunctions to designated Associate
• Maintain flow of food orders by communicating with Associates promptly
• Verify all special orders with designated Associate
• Maintain production of menu items throughout the day, keeping up

Job description

Neiman Marcus is seeking a Restaurant Cook to assist in maintaining high quality food items while considering inventory costs and profitability. The role focuses on daily and weekly inventory control, coordination of production for daily menus and events, and ensuring health and sanitation standards in a busy retail restaurant environment.

The Cook will work with the head cook to communicate supply needs, manage production sheets, and maintain a clean, efficient kitchen flow through the day.