Job Title: Cook
Department: Okazuya
Reports to: Okazuya Manager
Rate of pay: $18.75/hr
Job Summary: COOK is primarily responsible for preparing hot and cold foods, as well as preparing and completing simple items independently (without the assistance of a Prep Cook). Throughout a shift, a COOK will also clean, restock, prep, and whatever other tasks are deemed necessary by management.
Essential Job Duties:
- Assist customers with their orders
- Preparation of hot and cold foods, including but not limited to:
- Grilling items for plate lunches
- In-house/kitchen cooking
- Cooking hot items
- Scratch baking (determined by store)
- Cooking all items for bentos
- Making sandwiches/salads
- Making all other hot and cold foods
- Transportation of grilled foods
- Bakery merchandising
- Packing/stocking bakery/service deli items
- Cutting prepared meats for line service
- Quality control
- Understand and abide by all company policies and procedures
Other Job Duties:
- Pack, rotate, and label all prepared foods
- Restock soaps, sanitizers, and other associated chemicals
- Restock all plastic and paper goods (utensils, bags, cups, napkins), drinks and condiments
- All aspects of set up/break down for service line
- Cleaning, including washing dishes, trash and box disposal, sanitation of all surfaces, sweeping, mopping
- Answer department phone
- Make store announcements regarding kitchen specials
- Perform demonstrations when necessary (sample out new items)
- Any tasks as deemed necessary by management
Physical Requirements:
- 18 years of age or older (operates heavy machinery)
- Must be able to safely lift 40-50 lbs unassisted, 51-100lb with assistance
- Stand for extended periods of time (4-10 hours)
Mental Requirements:
- Detail-oriented
- Organized
- Able to work independently and as a team member
- Able to multi-task
- Resourceful
Work Hours:
- As determined by employee handbook
- May require working early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays
- Occasional longer shifts (10 hours)
Working Conditions:
- Fast-paced environment
- Serving area: Cool to room temperature
- Extremely hot and/or cold temperatures: Warehouse/kitchen (100+o F); Chill (35o F)/freezer (-10o F)
Equipment: (As deemed necessary depending on store and specific duties)
Potential Hazards:
· Working with hot pans/serving trays, grill, hot oven, steamer, fryer, etc.
· Working with chemicals for sanitation
· Working with knives and slicing machinery
Qualifications:
- Education/Training/Experience:
o High school diploma or equivalent
o One-year external experience in a Cook capacity or one-year internal experience as a Prep Cook
· Communication:
o Excellent customer service skills
o Ability to effectively communicate with others
o Good phone etiquette
o Possess acceptable written and verbal communication skills in English
· Other:
o Accurately and efficiently complete work in a timely manner
o Able to multi-task
o Highly organized
o Attention to detail
o Able to effectively prioritize work
o Able to meet deadlines in a short period of time
o Able to quickly pick up and follow through with various projects
o Troubleshooting/problem-solving ability
