Cook

Tex-Mex Team cooks are energetic individuals with a great attention to detail, and the ability to follow our recipes and procedures to a tee. Our cooks are responsible for prepping ingredients and assembling dishes according to restaurant recipes and specifications. Kitchens can be hot, noisy and stressful places, so you'll need to be able to work efficiently and quickly to be successful.

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 set up 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 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 are 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