Cook

**Position:**

**Cook**

**Immediate Supervisor:**

Manager on Duty (MOD)

**Status:**

Nonexempt

**Position Summary:**

This position cooks, prepares, and packages product.

**Essential Job Duties:**

+ Cook, prepare, and package food product pursuant to operational and quality standards

+ Operate dresser, front swamp, back swamp, grill, and food prep stations as assigned

+ Comply with all company policies, procedures, and operational standards

+ Perform regular cleaning and sanitation duties - including trash disposal, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes and food preparation tools, wiping counters, sanitizing food preparation areas, cleaning equipment, and emptying used grease - pursuant to operational standards

+ Regular attendance

**ADDITIONAL DUTIES:**

+ Report customer or employee complaints/issues to MOD

+ Move and stock food product weighing up to 50 pounds

+ Perform other job-related duties as assigned or required

**Time/Shift Expectations:**

Irregular hours; nights; weekends; and holidays

**Qualifications and Job Requirements:**

+ Knowledge/Skills

+ General restaurant or retail knowledge

+ Basic math and reading skills

+ Effective verbal and written communication skills

+ Ability to follow directions

+ Multi-tasking skills

**Work Environment:**

Continuous standing, bending, reaching, moving, stooping, stretching, and lifting in a restaurant environment; frequent exposure to heat and hot liquid shortening while cooking; frequent exposure to freezer when stocking food items; occasional exposure to extreme temperatures based on variable weather conditions