Waterstone Line Cook

Job description

As a Cook you will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but Cornerstone/ Bluffwalk may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ depending on business necessities and client requirements.

/General Responsibilities:/

• Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short and broader preparation time.
• May produce food and serve customers at an a la carte or may operate a various station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment and must follow all Cornerstone/ Bluffwalk, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Complies with all HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.
• Prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift food items and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
• Typically performs fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers.
• Intermediate to advanced knife skills required.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

/Experience/Knowledge:/

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 1 year of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred.

/Skills/Aptitude:/

• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Involved with the more complex requirements of the position.
• Applies some advanced cooking skills.
• May adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the requirements of the position.
• Working knowledge of food preparation.

/General Qualifications:/

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.

/Physical Requirements:/

• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
• Significant walking or other means of mobility.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.

/Working Conditions (may add additional conditions specific to defined work location) :/

• Generally, in an indoor setting; however, may supervise outside activities and events.
• Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays, weekends and extended hours as business dictates.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in a controlled, temperate environment; however, may be exposed to heat/cold during support of outside activities.

Work Location
Waterstone Pizza at Craddock Terry Hotel
1309 Jefferson Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
https://www.waterstonepizza.com/

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