LOCAL KEY WEST APPLICANTS ONLY
IMMEDIATE HIRING
AM Cooks -9 AM- 4 PM
You will be on time and reliable. Responsibilities includes prep items and prepares ingredients, cooks menu items according to approved recipes, and plates dishes according to restaurant specifications in a fast-paced environment. Key responsibilities include setting up stations, maintaining food safety/sanitation, cleaning workstations as you go and at the end of your shift, and ensuring high-quality, timely service.
- Station Setup & Prep: Set up, stock, and organize workstations with necessary supplies, including chopping vegetables, butchering meat, and preparing sauces.
- Cooking and Assembly: Prepare and cook food items to order following recipes and plating specifications. Operates grills, fryers, or sauté stations.
- Speed & Quality Control: Ensure food is cooked properly and served simultaneously with other items, maintaining high-quality standards under pressure.
- Sanitation & Safety: Clean and sanitize cooking surfaces, tools, and equipment throughout the shift; follow all food safety protocols.
- Inventory Management: Monitor inventory, restock items as needed, and follow proper storage procedures.
- Teamwork: Collaborate with other kitchen staff to maintain a fast, efficient service flow
- Certification: Must maintain Food Handling Safety Certification as required by the state of Florida
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience: Usually 1–3 years of experience in a restaurant or high-volume kitchen.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with knife handling, various cooking methods (grilling, frying, baking), and commercial kitchen equipment.
- Stamina: Ability to stand for long periods (up to 90% of the shift), bend, and lift up to 40 pounds.
- Communication: Strong verbal communication skills to work effectively with the team.
- Certification: Food safety certification is often require
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years or older
- Experience: At least 1 year or more of cooking in a restaurant or high-volume kitchen.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with knife handling, various cooking methods (grilling, frying, baking), and commercial kitchen equipment.
- Stamina: Ability to stand for long periods (up to 90% of the shift), bend, and lift up to 40 pounds.
- Communication: Strong verbal communication skills to work effectively with the team.
- Certification: Food safety certification required within 30 days of employment.
Typical Working/Physical Conditions:
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Fast-paced, hot, and noisy kitchen environment.
- Use of sharp objects
- Strong manual dexterity
- Ability to stoop, reach and climb, occasionally
- Requires working evenings, weekends, and holidays
Work schedule
- Day shift