Grill cook/prep vs short order cook

Differences between grill cook/prep and short order cook duties and responsibilities

Grill cook/prep example responsibilities.

• Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
• Load dishwashers and hand- wash items such as pots, pans, and knives.
• Maintain standards of quality, cooking times and presentation of food, service, restaurant cleanliness and sanitation and safety.
• Job duties include waiting on customers, filling salad bar, maintaining cleanliness of work space, preparing food and portioning.
• Leverage teamwork to fully utilize kitchen staff to generate remarkable food and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Display leadership abilities and responsibility by training new employees.

Short order cook example responsibilities.

• Operate mixers and manage ingredients to meet product quality and uniformity standards.
• Ensure that ovens and stoves remain at appropriate temperatures.
• Clean kitchen including wiping down grills, slicers and deep-frying equipment.
• Develop teamwork skills with cooks, dishwashers and wait staff, through efficient clean up and preparation of food.
• Prepare guest food orders as they are either transmit via the POS system or orally convey at the counter.
• Cook foods on the grill station, oven, barbecue grill, deep fryers, and other industrial cooking apparatus.
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