Banquet Cook

POSITION SUMMARY

Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in a banquet environment by performing the following duties

Must be available to work evenings, weekends, holidays and special events; varying shifts depending on customer need. Full Time positions available. 

Shift differentials of $1.00/hour extra for 4:00 p.m.- midnight and $2.00/hour extra for midnight - 8:00 a.m. We also offer a generous benefit package with Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, Vacation, and 401k - with a company match.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Distribute food to servers.
• Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages. Monitor to correct any food cost problems by controlling food waste.
• Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, fryers, and steam kettles.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, fries, sautés, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods in addition to having a working knowledge of convection ovens, braisers, deep fryers, broasters, alto shams, steamers and various kitchen processing equipment.
• Assist in keeping buffet in the banquet replenished and clean.
• Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders. Start food in process making sure not to prepare more than estimated amount.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• Butchers chickens, fish, and shellfish. Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking.
• Able to observe and test food being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork to determine that food is cooked properly.
• Able to complete the prep lists as required daily and form plans to execute proper par levels for each item.
• Able to properly put away food inventory.
• Able to explain and execute all sanitation and cleaning duties.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

•Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.

•Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

•Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

•Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.

•Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

•Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

•Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

•Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

•Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. •Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

•Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

•Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. •Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.

•Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

•Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.

•Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

•Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.

•Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.

•Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

•Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.

•Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

•Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Experience: 1 plus years of experience in food preparation and cooking

Education:  High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred

Other Requirements: Responsible for producing and maintaining high quality food for the buffet served at banquets in terms of flavor and presentation. Prepare buffet served in banquets cuisine in a timely manner according to established recipes.

Must pass State and Federal background check, and pre-employment drug screening (which does test for THC)