Job description

Purpose for the Position: Cook

To prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods for consumption in the restaurant.

Essential Functions of being a cook:

• Reads menu to estimate food requirements and orders food from supplier or procures it from storage.
• Adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, boilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes, using variety or kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers, to prepare soups, salads, graves, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Adds seasoning to food during mixing or cooking, according to personal judgment and experience.
• Observes and tests food being cooked by tasting, smelling and piercing with a fork to determine that it is cooked.
• Carves meat, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies, sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders.
• May supervise other cooks and kitchen employees.
• May wash, peel, cut and shred vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• May butcher chickens, fish and shellfish.
• May make bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry.
• May price items on the menu.
• All other duties as assigned by a manager or supervisor.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Restaurant type:

• Casual dining restaurant

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Whittier, CA 90602: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Restaurant experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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