Line Cook

Position: Kitchen worker/line cook
Reports to: Food Service Supervisor
Location: Maple Ski Ridge, Schenectady, New York
FSLA Status: Non-exempt
Type: Seasonal, part-time
Hourly Wage: $16.00
Age Required: 18

About Maple: Maple Ski Ridge is a community-focused ski area where winter fun and family memories come first. We are a passionate team that takes pride in keeping our mountain running smoothly, safely, and efficiently and make magic on the snow every day.

Job Summary: We’re looking for a reliable, friendly individual to assist with kitchen operations. As a member of our food service team, you’ll ensure our guests receive quality-made food and beverages along with a positive customer service experience. You’ll maintain compliance with safety regulations and food-safety standards, and work closely with other departments to keep Maple Ski Ridge a unique, memorable experience.
Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Other duties may be assigned.

• Conduct water test daily upon opening and record results
• Reads and prepares menu items as ordered by customers according to portion control and quality standards of the menu
• Follows specific recipes and instruction to prepare menu items using basic kitchen equipment and preparatory utensils
• Retrieves ingredients and supplies from storage areas by lifting and carrying to appropriate area
• Notifies supervisor when supplies are low
• Unloads and verifies accuracy of deliveries from vendors and places in appropriate storage areas by lifting and carrying boxes.
• Stores incoming food shipments properly in storeroom, maintains storeroom in a neat, orderly manner, and ensures all food items are stored at the appropriate temperatures
• Operates cash register, including taking payment from customers and making accurate change
• Serves food and beverages to customers at the appropriate safe food temperatures.
• Responsible for cleaning the kitchen daily, including all grills, surfaces, dishes, sweeping and mopping of kitchen floors.
• Conducts a major kitchen cleaning once each week, including scrubbing pots and cleaning the refrigerator
• Responsible for cleaning the restrooms daily, including seeping and mopping the floors and cleaning the toilets and sinks.
• Cleans the lodge by clearing and wiping down tables, sweeping and cleaning the floors as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms; talk; hear; taste and smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The right candidate must be 18 years of age or older.

Equipment:

• Grill
• Oven
• Deep fryer

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather). The employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.