What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cook position at Smoking Pig BBQ?
Smoking Pig BBQ is a well known Local BBQ restaurant. We serve traditional smoked BBQ, and make every dishes from scratch. If this sounds all good to you, we would love to meet you!
The cooks are responsable for preparing cooked foods, and must be able to perform all station functions of Fry, Flat Top Griddle, Pantry, and cooking eggs; communicating ticket times and potential problems to the manager on duty and servers as necessary; providing the highest quality of service to customers and associates at all times; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position.
Essential Functions
- Follows recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving food items which may include soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other food and beverage products.
- Tastes products, follow menus, estimate food requirements, check production and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment as needed.
- Cleans and sanitizes work stations and equipment.
- Practices excellent food safety and sanitation practices and complies with HACCP standards.
- Operates a variety of kitchen equipment; Measures and mixes ingredients, washes, peels, cuts and shreds fruits and vegetables.
- Stocks, dates, rotates, and checks temperature of product.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:
- Requires food preparation skills, consistency, attention to detail.
- Requires a minimum of 1 year of closely related cooking experience
- Requires food knowledge pertaining to Soups, Sauté, Broiler, Fry, and Pantry
- Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
- Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
- Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (6 hours)
- Frequently works with sharp knives, utensils, and hot plates
- Frequently works in hot environment
- Must be 18 years or older
This is a part time or full time position, non-exempt.