This is a Full-Time Seasonal or Part Time position

Must be at least 16 years of age.

Summary: As a cook for Silver Dollar City, you may perform a wide range of duties including, but not limited to, cooking to order, plating entrées, ensuring kitchen cleanliness, preparing and cooking for our restaurants. Our cooks must be comfortable working in small areas and demonstrate a friendly, caring attitude.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read menu to estimate food requirements and order food from supplier or procure food from storage.
• Adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipe to prepare salads, sauces and desserts.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, vegetables and other foods.
• Add seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking.
• Observe and test foods being cooked to order or in batch cooking.
• Portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish servings to fill orders.

Required Skills:

• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Able to understand and correctly apply weights and measures to recipes
• Able to operate ovens, fryers, grills, smokers and cryovacs
• Must be able to complete an in-house ServSafe food training class

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift and/or carry an average weight of 25 pounds to 50 pounds maximum.
• Push and/or pull an average weight of 25 pounds to 60 pounds maximum.
• Stand/walk on uneven terrain, inclines, asphalt, and concrete for 67 – 100% hours at a time
• Work in extreme weather conditions
• Wear personal protective gear (Hair restraints, food safe gloves, etc) correctly most of the day
• Remember locations, understand and carry out instructions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

• Experience working with high volume food preferred.

Benefits Offered

• Free Admission - Free admission to Silver Dollar City Attractions and discounted admissions to Herschend Enterprises’ attractions and resorts across the US for you and your dependents.
• Exclusive Admission Discounts - Complimentary tickets & discounts on season passes for loved ones.
• Food & Merchandise Discounts - Discounts on dining, drinks and merchandise across Silver Dollar City Attractions.
• 401(k) & Profit Sharing - Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan is available to employees after they have been with the Company for 3 months (Monthly Plan Entry Dates).
• Health Insurance - Affordable health plan options (co-pay, HSA, FSA) available to all full-time seasonal and year-round employees.
• Mary's Well House - Employee health center provides employees with basic office visits, x-rays and lab work for a co-pay, whether insured or not.
• Free Tuition – Earn your degree, debt-free. 100% free tuition starting day one of employment. Learn more at https://herschend.guildeducation.com/partner

See all of the benefits offered through Silver Dollar City at: https://www.silverdollarcity.com/Employment/Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Disabled/ Veterans

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