What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen/Cook position at Johnny Tamale MC 2?
Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Prepare a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items using broilers, ovens, fryers, grills, and a variety of other kitchen equipment, according to our recipes.
- Knows and complies with our standard portions, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
- Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period.
- Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, ovens, burners, and refrigeration.
- Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes.
- Handles, stores and rotates products properly.
- Follows the closing checklist to properly close the kitchen.
- Attends all scheduled team member meetings.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
- Previous restaurant experience is not required but preferred.
- Ability to read and understand simple instructions.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information to customers and other team members.
- Ability to add and subtract two and three-digit numbers and perform these operations using units of American money.
- Must have exceptional hygiene and grooming habits.
- Food Handler Certification required.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Constant standing/walking
- Occasional stooping/kneeling
- Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting, or carrying up to 60 pounds
- Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps
- Constant working in a hot, wet, humid, and loud environment for long periods of time
- Frequent, continual, intermittent flexing or rotation of the wrist(s) and spine
- Constant receiving detailed information through oral communication
- Constant talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
- Constant clarity of vision at near and/or far distances
