Catering Cook (Gig)
Catering Cook (Gig)
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Job Description
Position Summary: The Memphis Zoo is seeking kitchen cooks that have experience working in catering kitchens. Needs to be energetic and used to working in fast paced environments with changing locations. Your main responsibilities include: food preparation plating of dinners serving dishes to servers. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work flexible shifts and be selfdriven with strong work ethic and can work well with minimum supervision.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare and cook food according to recipes quality standards presentation standards and food preparation list.
- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously in high quality in a timely manner.
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and guests.
- Keep work area as well as areas of the kitchen neat and tidy.
- Take care of leftover items once event has wrapped finished.
- Prepare proper plate and platter presentations for events.
- Support banquet and buffet by ensuring adequate stock of items.
- Wash dishes before during and after event.
- General clean up after event.
- Closing down kitchen according to set standards.
Skills/Behavior:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on guest satisfaction.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and handle multiple tasks efficiently.
- Flexibility to work evenings weekends and holidays.
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn and adapt in a teamoriented environment.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
Competencies:
- Stress Management/Composure.
- Flexibility.
- Teamwork Orientation.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Previous catering kitchen experience.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Reporting Structure: Reports to the Director of Food & Beverage Executive Chef Sous Chef.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a gig position that is for Catering Events. Shift availability will be based on scheduled events.
Work Environment:While performing the duties of this job the employee frequently works in food service venues and on Zoo grounds. The work environment is fastpaced and may involve 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 this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Other Requirements:
- 18 years or older.
- Clear background check.
Benefits & Perks
The Memphis Zoo has a comprehensive benefits and employee perks package. Please see ourMemphis Zoo Careers pagefor 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.
Employment Type
Gig
