Kitchen Cook Job Description
Kitchen cook
provides guidance and mentorship to other kitchen personnel; assist with orientation to kitchen and storage areas; coordinate kitchen activities and assists staff as needed.
Kitchen Cook Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective kitchen cook job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included kitchen cook job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
To prepare all hot/cold food items
Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed
Maintain high quality at all times
Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up
Provides fast, friendly, professional and responsive customer service to culinary team members and buffet guests
Maintains current and accurate information regarding food items (i.e., preparation techniques, seasonings, ingredients)
Prepares food items per guest order as required including, but not limited to, breakfast items, entrees and desserts according to guest request Employs proper cooking methods, cooks to specifications, and handles, stores and rotates food properly in accordance with established health and safety standards
Slice, dice, chop and prepare raw products
Carve meats, portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish plates as required
Maintains par levels of operating supplies and food product for each workstation obtaining replacement stock from warehouse inventory in accordance with procedure
Kitchen Cook Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Kitchen Cook
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: WAV, CPR
Education for Kitchen Cook
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the kitchen cook job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Culinary, Culinary Arts, Associates, Communication, Supervision, Graduate, Education, Business, Baking and Pastry, Merchandising
Skills for Kitchen Cook
Desired skills for kitchen cook include:
Daily features and promotions
Menu items
Weights
Food preparation techniques
Kitchen sanitation
Maintenance of kitchen equipment
Measures and recipe yield
Operation
Hygiene rules in a community kitchen
Acceptable level of food quality
Desired experience for kitchen cook includes:
Manual dexterity suffficient to chop, mix, blend, whip, a variety of foods and liquids
Related work experience in Western kitchen
Must have prior work experience as a Cook, or Baker, or enrollment in a Culinary Arts program
Must be able to occasionally lift and move up to 50 lbs
Must be fully available to work Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and two additional days during the week
Must be available to work Summer holidays
Kitchen Cook Examples
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Kitchen Cook Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a kitchen cook. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for kitchen cook
- Maintain and ensure cleanliness of all designated areas
- Serve and remove food for the staff
- Maintain supply of cups, napkins, utensils, and coffee
- Ensure that waste is removed from operating areas on a regular basis and disposed of in the correct manner in the approved areas
- Ensure that coffee machine is filled at all times and that items for hot beverages are available
- Ensure that service is ready to start at the designated times for lunch and dinner
- Ensure that food is removed at the end of the designated time for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Work the line in different locations Sauté, Broiler, Appetizer, Pantry, Pasta, Grill
- Assists cook in preparing, seasoning and garnishing all foods in assigned area in accordance with established procedures
- Prepare a menu in conjunction with the Camp Director and stay within budgetary constraints
Qualifications for kitchen cook
- Ability to organize time
- Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds, unassisted, in the performance of specific tasks assigned
- Must be able to withstand prolonged standing, stretching, bending, and kneeling without restriction, work indoors, and be exposed to various environmental factors such as, but not limited to CRT fatigue, noise, dust, and smoke
- Must have basic knife skills
- Order food supplies, check and inventory all incoming shipments of food and/or supplies
- Prepare nutritious meals and snacks according to USDA standards
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Kitchen Cook Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of kitchen cook. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for kitchen cook
- Supervise all kitchen staff and assign duties as necessary
- Insure sanitation and safety conditions, and prepare kitchen and dining room to meet Department of Health regulations
- Keep a running inventory of food and supplies
- Maintain all equipment
- Attend camp orientation programs
- Produce a daily prep list
- Prepare written daily orders
- Train lower level Cooks in proper equipment use
- Knowledge of different knife cuts
- Ability to organize and delegate work assignments/tasks
Qualifications for kitchen cook
- Must have a minimum of 3 years experience preparing menus and budgets, quantity cooking and staff supervision
- Utilize proper broiling, sautéing, braising, poaching and working techniques
- Ability to recite recipes from memory
- Begin development of daily specials
- Be able to create compound sauces and derivatives of the mother sauces including the knowledge of Beurre Blancs
- Total knowledge of tree stations with some familiarization of two others in the outlet
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Kitchen Cook Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of kitchen cook. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for kitchen cook
- Prepare written food requisition for supplies and food items for production in the work station
- Ability to perform all duties at a higher level of accuracy and speed than a Cook
- Prep in advance to get our dishes out in 10 minutes or less!
- React quickly to online guest feedback
- Reports to the Team Leader
- Must be able to complete general prep work (cutting vegetables, fruits, meats)
- Must be able to keep all work areas clean and sanitary, empty trash cans and perform detailed cleaning
- Must be able to operate all kitchen equipment, to include slicers, mixers, tilt skillets, ovens, steamers, fryers, extensive grilling and sauté
- Must be able to rotate all food inventory and practice FIFO (first in – first out)
- Must be able to follow all HACCP/Sanitation guidelines
Qualifications for kitchen cook
- Must be able to maintain a neat, professional, well-groomed appearance and uphold company appearance/dress standards
- At least three years experience directly related to the accountabilities
- Preference for cooking Chinese Cuisine
- Following guidelines to make sure products are displayed correctly What we need from you Customer First
- You need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment, providing our customers with the best service levels possible
- Be Committed, you need to be passionate about your role, and dedicated to doing your best every day
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Kitchen Cook Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of kitchen cook. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for kitchen cook
- Must be able to restock service lines
- Must be able to perform other duties as directed
- Follows standardized presentations and seeks approval on presentations for special request items
- Prepare ingredients for various Culinary departments, including portioning, chopping, and storing food
- Prepare cold foods
- Ensuring quality, and freshness, to all food items being prepped
- Following all standards set in place by the Sous Chef
- Responsible for learning and being familiar with all of Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa’s room outlets, and for being able to answer general questions regarding the property
- Reads food orders from computer printouts, and prepares food items, according to established menu plans
- Prepares all food items according to standard recipes and menu to ensure consistency of products to the guests
Qualifications for kitchen cook
- Determination to succeed - We need you to be enthusiastic and have the desire to learn
- Some work exp.as Kitchen Crew, Cook, Chef de Partie, Assistant
- Some work with specs & brand standards in a commercial kitchen
- Must have at least 6 months restaurant cooking experience or the combination of one year restaurant cooking experience and Culinary School
- Must possess basic knife skills
- Work in extreme temperatures (hot and cold)
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Kitchen Cook Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a kitchen cook. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for kitchen cook
- Ensures work procedures, quality standards, and menu specifications are executed according to established guidelines
- Coordinates with and communicates orders to dining room staff
- Prepares all food items accurately in a timely manner
- Completes all assigned prep items as written on prep sheet
- Attends company training programs as scheduled
- Completes opening, closing, and other side duties as assigned by the supervisors
- Communicates as needed with Lead Cook and Sous Chefs
- Performs all job functions in conjunction with the guidelines described in the Standard Operating Procedures manual to ensure consistent execution of company and department standards
- Have a clear understanding of the day's menu, read the weekly menu, ask the Chefs questions, and do research if necessary
- Help the Chef run the hot table
Qualifications for kitchen cook
- Complete and be in compliance with all training including ServSafe and RCS Responsible Vendor (alcohol) Training
- Must pass the Food Safety test and annual renewals of the test
- Ability to climb/ascend heights of up to 6’
- Perform tasks that require frequent
- Previous knowledge of HACCP guidelines preferred
- Working knowledge of equipment, measurements, and baking preparation techniques preferred