Springfield
Job DescriptionBenefits: • Employee discounts Duties and Responsibilities: • Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment, • Assumes 100% responsibility for the quality of products served, • Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, 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. Properly labeled and day dotted for proper rotation, • Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, saut burners, convection oven, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment, • Prepares item for broiling, grilling, frying, sauting, or other cooking methods by portioning, seasoning, and/or marinating, • Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes, • Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly, • Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed, • Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations. Assists others in closing the kitchen, • Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement, • A minimum of 2 years experience in kitchen preparation and cooking, • At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity, • Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel, • Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 40 pounds, • Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours)