Job Title:                      Cook

Department:                 The Peak

Status:              Seasonal

Classification:  Non-Exempt

Reports To:  Alan Morgan                

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for preparing awesome dishes for our guests. Duties will include prepping meals by weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, cooking meals, checking ingredients for freshness, and arranging and garnishing the dishes. You will also be in charge of ensuring that the kitchen and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing awesome meals for our customers.
• Weighing, measuring, mixing, and prepping ingredients according to recipes.
• Steaming, grilling, broiling, baking, or frying meats, fish, vegetables, and other ingredients.
• Checking food and ingredients for freshness.
• Arranging and garnishing dishes.
• Working well under pressure and within the time limit.
• Ensuring that the kitchen area, equipment and utensils are cleaned.
• Helping lead and inspire our kitchen staff with the restaurant manager.
• Wowing our guests with amazing dishes.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of essential functions for the job described, but rather a general description of some of the responsibilities necessary to carry out the duties of this position.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements:

• Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation positions.
• Thorough experience with hot and cold food preparation.
• Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and health codes.
• Ability to use slicers, mixers, grinders, food processors, etc.
• Able to handle work in a fast-paced environment.
•  Must be reliable (good attendance and punctuality), organized, flexible, and posses excellent time management skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy required.  
• Must possess a high level of integrity, and ability to maintain confidential information.