Cook Seasonal
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Job Description
Summary:
Food & Beverage Cooks are responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of food items in a fastpaced and highvolume kitchen environment. The Cooks role is crucial in ensuring the timely and efficient production of food items while maintaining the highest standards of quality and taste. Necessary skills include the ability to work under pressure follow recipes accurately and maintain a clean and organized work area.
Essential Job Functions:
- Prepare and cook menu items in accordance with established recipes and quality standards.
- Operate and maintain various kitchen equipment such as grills deep fryers ovens and microwaves ensuring proper functionality and cleanliness.
- Ensure food preparation areas are clean sanitary and organized at all times.
- Monitor and maintain inventory levels of food and supplies placing orders as needed.
- Collaborate with other kitchen staff to ensure efficient and timely service.
- Follow proper food safety and sanitation procedures including temperature controls and storage guidelines.
- Assist in menu planning and development as needed.
- Follow all health and safety guidelines including wearing appropriate protective attire to maintain a safe and hygienic work environment.
- Assist in training and mentoring new kitchen staff members ensuring they understand and follow proper cooking procedures and safety protocols.
- Provide excellent customer service and interact professionally with guests and team members.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Previous experience as a cook or in a similar role preferred.
- Strong knowledge of food preparation techniques and culinary principles.
Competencies:
- Time Management.
- MultiTasking.
- Attention to Detail.
- Written and Oral Communication.
- Stress Management/Composure.
- Teamwork Orientation.
- Flexibility.
Supervisory Responsibility: None.
Reporting Structure:Reports to Kitchen Manager Executive Chef.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Seasonal positions are defined as temporary work to meet an organizations temporary needs during certain times of the year and can last up to 6 months. This position can be scheduled to work approximately up to 40 hours per week. Scheduling is at the discretion of the manager. This position is considered nonexempt under the federal and state wage and hour laws.
This position regularly requires flexible hours including weekdays holidays and weekends including early morning daytime and evening hours to provide coverage during Zoo hours of operation.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee works in the kitchen of food service venues. The work environment is fastpaced and involves exposure to warmer temperatures. Employees should be prepared to work in a busy moderately loud and dynamic setting.
Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This position requires frequent standing/walking/bending/kneeling and may occasionally move or lift objects up to 30 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other duties:Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and additional duties may be assigned or existing duties may be modified at any time to meet the needs of the organization.
Other Requirements:
- Clear background check.
- 18 years or older.
Benefits & Perks
The Memphis Zoo has a comprehensive benefits and employee perks package. Please see our Memphis Zoo Careers page for details.
EEOC and Inclusion Statement:
The Memphis Zoo believes that human diversity is as important as the biodiversity we seek to conserve. Worldclass zoos are comprised of worldclass team members representing a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people of color LGBTQ individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities and veterans to apply.
The Memphis Zoo is an equalopportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status disability ancestry marital status veteran status medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local state or federal laws. If you need to request any accommodations for the interview or hiring process please let the Human Resources team (HR) know. HR can be contacted at
The Memphis Zoo participates in EVerify and is an EEO/ADA/Veteran employer.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of preemployment screening. Memphis Zoo is a drugfree workplace.
How to Apply:
Applications should be submitted via the Memphis Zoo Careers page. Please note that any other application submissions will not be considered. www.memphiszoo/careers.
Employment Type
Temp
