Cook

What You’ll Do

As a Cook at Sodexo, you will be responsible for accurately and efficiently preparing, portioning, cooking, and presenting a variety of hot and cold food items for all meal periods and events in accordance with Sodexo’s culinary standards for quality, presentation, and consistency.

You will work in a fast-paced kitchen environment, ensuring all food products are prepared safely, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining a clean and organized workstation.

The Cook I supports Sodexo’s commitment to providing an exceptional dining experience by delivering high-quality dishes, contributing to effective kitchen teamwork, and upholding the highest standards of food safety and sanitation.

• Prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
• Follow basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, and keep records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• 0 to 2 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and food-handling procedures preferred.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Good working knowledge of food preparation.
• Familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised.

What We Offer

• A flexible and supportive work environment.
• Access to ongoing training/development and advancement opportunities.
• A full array of benefits that support you and your family’s wellbeing, including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 401k, discount programs, and more.

Benefits Summary

At Sodexo, we strive to offer comprehensive summaries of our benefits packages and detailed descriptions of the positions candidates are applying for. Due to the contractual nature of our business, some job duties and employee benefits may vary based on the unit/work location. We encourage you to discuss any questions about Sodexo’s benefit offerings during the interview process.

About Sodexo

Sodexo is dedicated to creating a better everyday for everyone and building a better life for all. We partner with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We embrace culture and belonging as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.