COOK
$35,360–$41,600 year
On-siteRiverside, California, United States
Job Summary
Prepare all food items according to standard recipes and menu specifications while ensuring consistency of product. Operate kitchen equipment including slicers, steamers, deep fryers, ovens, and grills to cook, prepare, dish-up, and assemble food in a quick, timely, and accurate manner. Maintain station cleanliness before, during, and after shifts, rotate products using first-in, first-out philosophy, and adhere to all health codes and safety procedures. Perform assigned side-work such as replenishing work stations and follow control procedures for food costs and quality. This role supports Provider Contract Food Service's culinary team at Cal Baptist University in Riverside, CA, with a full-time schedule and pay ranging from $17.00 to $20.00 per hour.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum one years experience as a Cook in a high-volume restaurant environment
- Ability to demonstrate basic knife skills
- Ability to identify pan types and knife types
- Demonstrated proficiency in braising, sautéing, broiling, and poaching
- Demonstrated proficiency in using a slicer, mixer, robot coupe, tongs, chefs knife, bread knife, paring knife, steel, high heat spatula, turner, and whisk
- Knowledge of sanitary practices
- Working knowledge of weights, measures, and various cooking techniques
- Possession of the basic tools to perform the job duties of a Cook
- Reading and math skills for recipes and measurement
- Ability to stand on a hard surface for entire shift
- Ability to tolerate areas with extreme hot and cold temperatures
- Must possess effective communication and organizational skills
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Must be able to successfully pass applicable auditions or skill testing
- Ability to tolerate extended periods (6 or more hours) of standing
- Ability to reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less
- Manual dexterity
- Auditory and visual skills
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures
Desired Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Formal culinary training
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