Skilled Cook

Dufry Careers; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 22,110 - 28,268; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Dufry Careers is seeking a Cook responsible for preparing cooked foods and handling multiple stations including Fry, Flat Top Griddle, Pantry, and eggs. You will communicate with the manager and servers to ensure timely, high-quality service. This is a non-exempt, on-site role at Reagan National Airport.

The position requires adherence to recipes, proper food safety practices, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining product quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Requires food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards.
• Minimum of 1 year cooking experience in high-volume casual dining.
• Ability to communicate with customers and team members.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and directions for cooking and serving items.
• Estimate food requirements and requisition supplies as needed.
• Maintain clean and sanitized work stations and equipment.
• Adhere to food safety and HACCP standards.
• Operate kitchen equipment and prepare various items as assigned.
• Stock and rotate products and monitor temperatures.

Skills

Food preparation

HACCP knowledge

Customer interaction

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• Meal and Transportation Benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Airport Location:Reagan National Airport F&B
Advertised Compensation:$16.05to $20.52

Summary

The Cook is responsible for preparing cooked foods, and must be able to perform all station functions of Fry, Flat Top Griddle, Pantry, and cooking eggs; communicating ticket times and potential problems to the manager on duty and servers as necessary; providing the highest quality of service to customers and associates at all times; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position.

Essential Functions

• Follows recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving food items which may include soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other food and beverage products
• Tastes products, follow menus, estimate food requirements, check production and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment as needed
• Cleans and sanitizes work stations and equipment
• Practices excellent food safety and sanitation practices and complies with HACCP standards
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment; Measures and mixes ingredients, washes, peels, cuts and shreds fruits and vegetables
• Stocks, dates, rotates, and checks temperature of product

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

• Requires food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards
• Requires a minimum of 1 year of closely related cooking experience, work experience in high volume and casual dining restaurant environment preferred
• Requires food knowledge pertaining to Soups, Sauté, Broiler, Fry, and Pantry
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
• Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
• Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
• Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions
• Frequently works with sharp knives, utensils, and hot plates
• Frequently works in hot environment

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).