Cook II- Albuquerque Convention Center location

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares menu items for each banquet event order.
• Prepare, cook, and present a wide variety of hot and cold menu items, ensuring consistency in taste and appearance.
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, fryers, and steamers.
• Follow recipes and portion guidelines while ensuring minimal waste and high product quality.
• Supervise and assist Cook I and kitchen support staff during prep and service.
• Maintains all kitchen equipment’s cleanliness.
• Maintain clean safe working environment

Skills And Abilities

• Must have attention to detail.
• Must have good oral communication skills.
• Must be able to adapt to changes in the work environment, managing competing demands, frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be results driven.
• Must have good organizational skills.
• Strong working knowledge of culinary techniques, food handling, and safety procedures.
• Flexibility to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holiday.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear.
• This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events.
• Daily lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs. Up to 5 minutes at a time.
• Constant reaching, standing, walking, and stooping.
• Performing work through repetitive eye/hand coordination.

Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or G.E.D. Must have 2-3 years of experience in a professional kitchen or high volume food service environment. Previous experience as a cook in commercial kitchen or equivalent. Serve safe certification preferred.