Onsite Cook

Savory; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative catering company is on the lookout for a passionate Cook to join their dedicated team. This role involves leading a station, ensuring high-quality food preparation, and maintaining hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong culinary background, excellent teamwork skills, and a commitment to delivering exceptional dining experiences. Join a vibrant environment where your culinary skills can shine and contribute to the growth of a company that values authenticity and collaboration. If you're ready to elevate your culinary career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company-sponsored medical plans

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Transit enrollment

Competitive hourly rate

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a restaurant or catering kitchen.
• Expert in culinary techniques and food safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a station and coordinate with the Executive Chef.
• Ensure high-quality standards for ingredients and final products.
• Train staff on food safety and maintain a clean work area.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Team Collaboration

Time Management

Knife Skills

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Culinary Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Flex Catering Software

Job description

About Savory

Savory is a multi-tiered catering and hospitality company on a mission to elevate the corporate catering experience, making it fresher and more reliable with a focus on quality food experiences and hospitality excellence. At Savory, we have a common thread that resonates through everything we do: PASSION! We are passionate about the creation of our menus, where our food comes from, and, most importantly, we’re passionate about our people and the hospitality we show to our clients, our vendors, and each other. Our rapid growth has prompted us to seek qualified individuals who will add a positive impact to our team and help shape the future of Savory.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Cook to join the team at Savory Hospitality at one of our onsite business dining spaces. Our ideal candidate will anticipate and address the needs of the company and our client partner with a focus on quality control, presentation and plating, and delivering high-end final products while maintaining a high standard of hygiene and safety in accordance with the Department of Health and Savory standards.

Our business dining experiences are one of our unique services that offer team members the experience of working alongside the Savory team as well as directly interfacing with our onsite client on a day-to-day basis.

This role is a key addition to our growing team. Here are some examples of the primary responsibilities of our Cook:

1. Lead a station, coordinating with other cooks and the onsite Executive Chef to follow recipes to exact specifications while maintaining a high standard of excellence at every step of the process.
2. Serve as an ambassador of the Savory brand.
3. Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh and of the high-quality standards expected of Savory.
4. Exemplify and train staff as needed on best practices of food safety and storage in accordance with NY Department of Health requirements, with particular regard to the safe cooking, cooling, and storing of large-scale and batch-production food.
5. Maintain clean, sanitized, and safe work areas, including handling utensils, equipment, and dishes as well as executing opening and closing procedures.
6. Monitor station inventory levels and contribute to monthly inventory counting.
7. Collaborate with onsite Executive Chef and Director of Culinary on recipe research and development.
8. Other duties as assigned to support the culinary team.

What we’re looking for

At Savory, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re a tight-knit team of passionate, innovative culinarians who strive to live our values every day: authenticity, curiosity, collaboration, solutions, and community.

Your experience should show us the following:

1. At least 3 years of experience cooking in a restaurant or high-scale events catering kitchen.
2. Proven ability to work as part of a team, lead a station or project, and collaborate between teams on complex and large-scale projects.
3. Expert manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and knife skills, including techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting, julienne, chiffonade, and dicing.
4. Advanced culinary ability demonstrating techniques including, but not limited to: sous vide cooking methods, braising, slow roasting, emulsification, and stellar presentation abilities.
5. Excellent time management and organization.
6. Open communicator across levels and departments.
7. A calm, positive, and productive demeanor while operating in a high-volume kitchen.
8. A growth-oriented mindset with a focus on upward movement.
9. Proficient with Microsoft Office and Teams.
10. Experience using Flex catering software is a plus!

Job requirements

1. Capability to maintain a stationary position, often standing for prolonged periods in varying temperature conditions.
2. Basic understanding of spoken and written English.
3. Ability to lift up to 50lbs, ability to repeatedly lift up to 25lbs.
4. DOH Food Handler’s certificate preferred.
5. Willingness to work a flexible schedule daytime Monday – Friday and occasionally including nights, weekends, or holidays.

In addition to a growth-focused, positive work environment, our talented team enjoys:

1. Competitive hourly rate ($20.00).
2. Company-sponsored medical plans, including health, dental, and vision insurance for all full-time employees after 90 days.
3. Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and transit enrollment.