Cook II

7 days ago


Columbia, United States Palmetto Food Service Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Description/Job Summary

Envision Food Services, LLC

Envision Food Services, LLC strives to provide excellent service in a timely and professional manner while maintaining a professional environment where respect for each individual is upheld. We are committed to providing cost effective solutions to our customers through our team of trained managers and employees.

Title: Cook II
Reports to: Project Manager, Dining Facilities Manager

Summary:
Seeking a future employee that has worked within a major institution where meals are mass prepared (300-1000 served at each meal service). The right fit will be able to follow recipe cards, take little direction, and be able to handle multiple tasks at once.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Certificate in food handling/sanitation methods, or ServSafe certified preferred.
  • Experienced in customer service
  • Strong work ethics
  • Experience Demonstrated history of related Food Service experience
  • Prior Cook experience within a fast pace/high volume environment
  • Ability to prepare and cook to order foods requiring short preparation time.
  • Ability to reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
  • Ability to preform progressive cooking

Specific Responsibilities:
  • Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short preparation time.
  • Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
  • Replenish the serving line.
  • Typically, performs fast food cooking and grill cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to
  • customers.
  • 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 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 select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
  • May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment and must follow all company, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
  • Set steam tables; serve or ensure proper serving of food.
  • Cleans area of responsibility and practices "Clean As You Go".
  • Performs progressive cooking.

Additional Responsibilities:
  • Adhere to the EFS rules and regulations set forth in the employee handbook.
  • Comply with all HACCP standards.
  • Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
  • Duties may be assigned by the Supervisor, Dining Facility Manager, or Project Manager.
  • Applies basic skills and may develop skills appropriate for the position.
  • Good working knowledge of food preparation. Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment, including but not limited to, knife, forks, measuring utensils, pots, pans, etc.

Physical Demands:
  • May lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Stands and moves within the kitchen area for 6 to 8 hours (excluding break and lunch periods)
  • Some bending and squatting.
  • Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Minimum Hiring Standards:
  • Must be at least 18 years of age at time of pre-employment screening
  • Must be willing to participate in the Company's pre-employment screening process; including drug screen and background investigation and meet Company standards.



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