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Cook All Experience Levels

Palisades Tahoe
Olympic Valley, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/13/2025 CLOSED ON 4/3/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cook All Experience Levels position at Palisades Tahoe?

Job Details :

  • Seasonal, full-time or part-time positions available

Essential Job Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned :

The Prep Cook is responsible for these duties :

  • Wash, clean, chop, dice, grate, slice a variety of meat, poultry vegetables and other food items and store under proper food handling procedures.
  • Prepare ready-to-eat products and items for easy preparation during service.
  • Refer to Daily Prep List at the start of each shift for assigned duties.
  • Understand and comply consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures
  • Maintain a clean and sanitary work station including tables, shelves, walls, grills, fryers sauté burners and refrigeration equipment
  • Inform Kitchen Manager of product shortages, equipment of food quality problems.
  • Attend all safety meetings
  • Assist kitchen stewarding staff as needed.
  • Education and Experience for Prep Cook :

    Required :

    Must have or be able to obtain a California Food Handlers card.

    Preferred :

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • One to three months experience in food service or customer service
  • The Entry Line Cook is responsible for these duties :

  • Grill menu items, use deep fryer, and prepare soups and other special items. Prepare all food as directed in a timely and sanitary manner.
  • Ensures food goes out quickly, efficiently and of top quality.
  • Comprehension of each station, recipes and cooking techniques.
  • Understanding and daily execution of prep lists
  • Assist and guide other line cooks and prep cooks on a daily basis for prep and other tasks in the kitchen
  • Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations
  • Additional Education / Experience for Entry Line Cook : Basic culinary skills knowledge and a minimum of 6 months in a professional kitchen.

    The Experienced Line Cook is responsible for these job duties, in addition to those of an entry line cook :

  • Strong comprehension of each station, recipes and cooking techniques.
  • Understanding and daily execution of mise en place lists
  • Help the flow of food from time of delivery to the point it goes out to our guests.
  • Executes daily quality assurance tests of pantry and sauté stations
  • Knowledge of all techniques used in recipes and makes sure other cooks are following using the right techniques to consistently achieve desired outcome
  • Knowledge and ability to receive orders, rotate stock, and communicate product shorts
  • Additional Education / Experience for Experienced Line Cook : Strong culinary skills and a minimum of 12 months in a professional kitchen. Knowledge of CA Health Code items and checks daily temp logs on refrigerator and prepared food

    Competencies and Job Requirements :

    Required :

  • Effective communication skills, oral & written
  • Strong sense of customer service & safety awareness
  • Able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Have a neat & clean appearance in compliance with the company grooming standards
  • Punctual, able to report at scheduled start time
  • Work well as part of a team.
  • Physical Requirements :

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, see, hear, taste and smell. Must be capable of walking or standing 90% or more of a normal 8 hour work shift. Must be capable of frequently carrying, lifting. pushing or pulling up to 50lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color, peripheral vision, depth perceptions and the ability to adjust focus.

    Working Conditions :

    Indoor / Outdoor : While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outside weather conditions.

    Hazardous Materials / Noise : The noise level in the work place is usually loud. Frequent exposure to fumes, odors, and gases. Occasional exposure to dusts, mists and poor ventilation. Constant exposure to potential mechanical, electrical, burns and radiant energy hazards. Frequent exposure to toxic, caustic chemical hazards.

    Equipment Used in Job : Commercial kitchen equipment and cleaning agents

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