Essential Job Functions:
Grill Cook:
Sets up and breaks down station as per production sheet
Grills, cooks, and fry foods such as French fries, chicken breasts, and hamburgers as the outlet requires
Receives, communicates and organizes all tickets with team members ensuring proper timing of food execution.
Ability to quickly comprehend, communicate and execute detailed instructions in a high volume kitchen.
Keeps an open line of communication with the expediter to ensure food is prepared & served with accuracy.
Cooks the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously
Grills and garnishes hamburgers and/or other items such as salads and sandwiches to the guest's specifications
Restocks station and meets or exceeds assigned prep lists on a daily basis maintaining a high level of teamwork
Occasional Buffet Cook, Line Cook, and Production Cook responsibilities as assigned
All Cooks, Including Grill Cook:
Maintains a high degree of sanitation in work station
Keeps food area free of debris and trash at all times
Reports to work on time
Communicates with Sous Chef when there are product shortages
Breaks down and stores daily food and supply deliveries
Assists in monitoring products in the freezer, walk-ins, and storerooms to ensure freshness and availability
Ensures proper FIFO procedures are followed when storing daily deliveries
Monitors food items, checks food temperatures, and changes food items when necessary
Assists in quality control of prepared food items
Ensures thorough communication between shifts
Remains up to date on all Departmental Policies and Procedures
Prepares and executes recipes and daily production sheets per standardized recipe cards or supervisor guidelines
Complies with all departmental rules, side work assignments, and departmental procedures
Ensures that all guests are treated in a prompt, professional and courteous manner
Gives excellent internal and/or external guest service and proactively seeks ways to improve service
Performs all other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
Grill Cook:
Must possess basic knife skills, organizational skills, an understanding of meat temperatures and quickly cooking to specifications while keeping errors to a minimum
All Cooks, Including Grill Cook:
Illinois Food Handler Certification required
Must possess outstanding interpersonal communication skills to effectively interface with guests and team members
Must possess the ability to work under pressure and with a sense of urgency
Must possess a cooperative, helpful and friendly nature, and present a neat, clean, well-groomed appearance
Ability to work flexible shifts and days of the week including holidays. Understands that schedules may change.
Frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, lifting, and kneeling
Finishes job duties in a timely fashion according to department time standards
Ability to work within the following conditions: wet floors, temperature extremes, and loud noise
The Team Member must frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds
Qualifications
Experience
Required
Must possess the ability to work under pressure and with a sense of urgency
Must possess outstanding interpersonal communication skills to effectively interface with guests and team members
Must possess basic knife skills, organizational skills, an understanding of meat temperatures and quickly cooking to specifications while keeping errors to a minimum