Culinary Specialist

We are seeking a skilled Culinary Specialist to join our team at Sodexo at Saint Gobain. As a Culinary Specialist, you will be responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of hot and cold food items for various meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special events.

• Prepare and cook food to order, using a variety of kitchen equipment and techniques.
• Read food orders or receive verbal instructions from customers and prepare food accordingly.
• Provide excellent customer service and ensure that all food is prepared to a high standard.
• Follow recipes and product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs.
• Prepare foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, wash, peel, cut, and shred fruits and vegetables, and trim and cut meat, poultry, or fish for culinary use.
• Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Clean and sanitize workstations and equipment, and follow all company, client, and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attend all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training, and comply with all company HACCP policies and procedures.
• Report all accidents and injuries in a timely manner, and comply with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.

• Intermediate to advanced knife skills required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to follow recipes and product directions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.