Cook (AOC - FT Temp)

We are hiring full-time, seasonal Cooks at the Angry Orchard Cidery in Walden, NY. Multiple openings available.

About the role

Creates world-class food to complement our world-class beers and spirits. Keeps food orders flowing in an efficient, sanitary, timely, and orderly manner with consistent appearance, quality, and taste. Helps control food costs and waste through proper labeling, storing, and rotating of all food.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes to timely fill food orders of consistent taste, quality, and presentation
• Prepares and sets up food for all stations according to par sheet specifications; provides feedback to kitchen management about the effectiveness of existing pars
• Supports kitchen management's attempts to control food costs by proper rotating, storing, labeling, and preparing of all food
• Maintains awareness of kitchen equipment, food levels, etc. and advises kitchen management of any potential for concern or outage
• Fosters positive working relationships and good communication both within the kitchen team as well as amongst other restaurant teams
• Enforces and adheres to all safety regulations as required by the position and the company's safety program
• Enforces and adheres to all sanitation initiatives as required by the position and the company's sanitation program; ensures that all checklists are completed within prescribed timeframes

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of culinary/kitchen experience (high-volume establishment preferred)
• Working knowledge of executing recipes
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, sometimes repeatedly
• Regular walking and standing for long periods of time (up to 11 hours a day) on concrete, metal, and grated surfaces
• Ability to interface with computer systems with precision
• Ability to handle kitchen and service equipment

Pay

$18.50 per hour. Starting pay within this range depends on related experience, skillset, and location.