Dinner cook job description

$500 season completion bonus!

Some locations may implement a vaccination requirement in the future if required by federal, state, or local law.

Lunch and Dinner Cooks start at $17.00 / hour

Responsibilities

• Prepare food to specifications before and during unit operations.
• Comply with all portion sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure proper food temperatures are maintained and food is stored correctly.
• Ensure freshness and quality of all menu items and packages all products to proper specifications.
• Perform opening, closing, and side work duties and end-of-day inventory, and other duties in accordance with company checklists and procedures.
• Keep workstation, coolers, and equipment clean, organized, sanitized, and sufficiently stocked.
• Use waste control guidelines and records all waste on the spoilage sheet.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of previous experience in a back-of-the-house foodservice position is required.
• Participation in a culinary program is preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend prep sheets and recipes.
• Basic math skills; ability to understand, calculate and follow recipe measurements and proportions.

Physical Requirements

• Manual dexterity sufficient to chop, mix, blend, whip a variety of foods and liquids.
• Ability to lift and carry large pans from ovens or freezers, weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to handle or operate kitchen equipment.
• Standing and walking for the entire length of shift.
• Frequently required to reach up to 6-7 feet, twist at the waist, bending and squatting
• Pushing and pulling occasionally, to move equipment, mops, and brooms.
• Kitchen environment - noise levels may be moderate-to-high.
• Works frequently in a hot and damp environment.

Who We Are

Peaks of Otter Lodge is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains one of the region's top hiking destinations. We offer all associates a free meal during each shift.

At Delaware North, you'll love where you work, who you work with, and how your day unfolds. Whether it's in sporting venues, casinos, airports, national parks, iconic hotels, or premier restaurants, there's no telling where your career can ultimately take you. We empower you to do great work in a company with 100 years of success, stability and growth. If you have drive and enjoy the thrill of making things happen - share our vision and grow with us.

Delaware North Companies, Incorporated and its subsidiaries consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Delaware North is an equal opportunity employer.

UNIT DESCRIPTION

Sodexo @ UMass Boston is hiring Dinner and Weekend cooks! We are looking for 3 talented indivuals to take the lead in creating nutritious and delicious meals for our guests!

Position 1- 40 hours- Tues/Wed/Thu 12p-8:30p, Fri/Sat 11a-7:30p, Sun/Mon OFF

Position 2- Sun/Mon 12a-8:30p, Friday 6a-2p, Sat 8:30-3p, Tues/Wed/Thu OFF

Position 3- Sun/Mon 9a-6:30p, Tues 10-8, Fri 10-6:30, Wed/Thu/Sat OFF NOTE: This position could be turned into a Sun/Mon part time job as well!

Free Shuttle from JFk, Free meal with shift, Uniform service.

UMass Boston requires full Covid vaccination for all faculty, staff and students.

Signing Bonus available!!

Position Summary

The Cook I will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but Sodexo may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.

General Responsibilities :

• Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time.
• May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Sodexo, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Complies with all Sodexo HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• May receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• May produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.

Experience/Knowledge:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred.

Skills/Aptitude:

• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Good working knowledge of food preparation.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised

Physical Requirements:

• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
• Significant walking or other means of mobility.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.

Working Conditions (may add additional conditions specific to defined work location):

• Generally in an indoor setting; however, may supervise outside activities and events.
• Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays, weekends and extended hours as business dictates.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Benefits Eligibility Full Time Benefits: At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best. As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance. Eligible employees can enroll in their benefits, which will be effective beginning on their first day with Sodexo. We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts (eligibility varies by unit and may not be available to all employees).