Cook - Millbrook School

About the role

Join our team as a Cook and bring recipes to life while flexing your creativity. Work with fresh ingredients and top-tier equipment, experimenting with diverse cuisines, flavors, and cooking styles. We prioritize your health with production guidelines and safety procedures to support you in doing what you love.

Pay

Hourly rate: $19.00 to $19.50.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Work/life resources
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k))
• Paid days off, including parental leave and disability coverage

Benefits vary by location, legal requirements, and employee eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes
• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and equipment
• Prepare ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items
• Safely use utensils, including knives, and operate equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, and mixers
• Apply various cooking methods (baking, roasting, broiling, steaming) to meat, vegetables, and other foods
• Arrange, garnish, and portion food according to established guidelines
• Properly store food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, and utensils
• Maintain excellent customer service and a positive demeanor toward guests, customers, clients, and co-workers
• Adhere to Aramark safety policies and procedures, including accurate food safety and sanitation
• Ensure security of company assets

Job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice to meet business needs.

Requirements

• Experience as a cook or in a related role
• Validated knowledge of food preparation principles, cooking methods, and food safety regulations (e.g., handling, sanitation, storage)
• Ability to acquire food safety certification
• Basic math and counting skills
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• This role may involve physical demands, including lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, and extended walking or standing
• Uniforms and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required

About Aramark

Aramark serves millions of guests daily through food and facilities in 15 countries. Rooted in service and united by purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, communities, and the planet. We believe in fostering a workplace where talents are developed, passions are fueled, and professional growth is empowered.