What are the responsibilities and job description for the BOH Kitchen Cook 1 position at THE PLEX LLC?
Job Details
Cook
Salary Range:$17.55 To 20.00 Hourly
The Plex is your premier destination for family fun, event planning, sports, dining, parties, and more. Our 3 operating businesses offers 240,000 square feet of entertainment space under one roof where you will find everything you need for fun, fitness, family activities, food & beverage, parties, and social events. Open 7-days a week, our facility offers an arcade of games, bocce ball, bouncy houses, wall climbing, cornhole, darts, pizza, sushi, tapas, a vast beer wall and so much more.
We are looking for a hard-working cook to be responsible for setting up workstations in the kitchen and preparing ingredients for the cooking process. The cook is required to perform basic cooking duties, monitor stock levels, and take on culinary tasks as they arise.
To be a successful cook, you should understand and be willing to comply with food and sanitation guidelines and regulations, be quick and diligent, and be willing to improve on the job. A top-notch cook should be able to follow instructions, follow recipes and work in a fast-paced environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
- Following prep lists created by chefs.
- Measuring ingredients and seasonings, and preparing cooking ingredients such as soup stock to be used in the cooking process.
- Preparing simple dishes, such as entrees or salads.
- Ensuring all food items are properly stored and easily accessible.
- Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
- Distributing plates to wait staff to be served, cleaning plates for dishwashing, and preparing takeaway packages for customers.
- Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
- Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
- Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Experience as a cook may be advantageous.
- Manual dexterity to operate cooking tools such as knives.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Physical endurance to work long shifts in a busy environment.
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, nights, and holidays.
- Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.
- May lift up to 50 pounds
- May bend, reach overhead, and stand for long periods
Salary : $18