Food Service Cook
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LIVING DESERT DBA THE LIVING DESERT
Palm Desert, CA, US
Summary
The Food Service Cook is responsible for preparing food, maintaining kitchen safety and sanitation standards, and supporting daily restaurant operations. They also provide excellent guest service and communicate effectively with the management team regarding service quality.
Job Description
Description
Food Service Cook
Reporting Relationship
The Food Service Cook reports directly to the Kitchen Manager (if applicable) and/or Sous Chef and
Executive Chef.
Responsibilities
- Perform the steps of SSA EXTRA Guest Service to ensure a memorable experience for every guest and client.
- Supports restaurant prep (BOH and line) for daily operation.
- Meets daily quick service, food service, safety and quality, availability, merchandising and guest service standards.
- Ensure proper food quantities are set for daily and ongoing service.
- Participates in safety logs including food temperatures, rotation, and waste as necessary.
- Ensures safe food handling is maintained.
- Ensures proper uniform, hygiene, handwashing, and glove use with self.
- Maintains a safe work environment by abiding to all safety rules.
- Follows through daily prep and items lists, as assigned.
- Actively helps to support operation in assigned role, supporting holes as necessary.
- Actively and efficiently responds to guest and client feedback, with report to the supervisor to ensure that any potential complaints are mitigated against further occurrence.
- Communicates up to the Restaurant Supervisor and/or Food Operations Manager regarding any issues seen with daily service or quality.
- Remains knowledgeable of all menu items, prices, and specials for sharing with guests.
- Assists with dishwashing as necessary.
- Perform other tasks as deemed necessary.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
- Uphold and demonstrate a complete understanding of company policies and procedure
Requirements
Job Requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Exceptional problem solving/decision making skills combined with the ability to be organized.
- Demonstrates the ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
- The ideal candidate is a team player, personable, professional, upbeat, energetic, and takes initiative.
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes (10-35lbs) as necessary to operation, which entails lifting, and perform all functions as set forth above.
- Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
Previous Experience
- Food handling permit required.
- 1-2 years food preparation
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or
working conditions associated with this job description. The General Manager reserves the right to
revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances.
change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technological developments
For more than 50 years, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens has been a beloved community gem and leading conservation organization. Millions of guests have come to the park to explore and learn about the desert’s wildlife and wild places through the Zoo’s interactive and immersive habitats, engaging activities, hiking trails, and botanic gardens.
Ready to work on the wild side? The Living Desert is a fun, engaging, and impactful place to work and is looking for highly skilled, motivated, and dedicated individuals to join our team. Career opportunities include roles in animal care, conservation, education, fundraising, facilities, food service, guest services, business administration, retail, security, and more.
Our team members make a difference in our local community and around the world each day. Together, they further the Zoo’s mission of desert conservation and inspire quests to discover a passion for the desert’s wildlife and wild places.
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a nonprofit, accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, ensuring the highest standards of all aspects of animal care, education, conservation, public service, and operations.
Founded
1970
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Palm Desert, California
For more than 50 years, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens has been a beloved community gem and leading conservation organization. Millions of guests have come to the park to explore and learn about the desert’s wildlife and wild places through the Zoo’s interactive and immersive habitats, engaging activities, hiking trails, and botanic gardens.
Ready to work on the wild side? The Living Desert is a fun, engaging, and impactful place to work and is looking for highly skilled, motivated, and dedicated individuals to join our team. Career opportunities include roles in animal care, conservation, education, fundraising, facilities, food service, guest services, business administration, retail, security, and more.
Our team members make a difference in our local community and around the world each day. Together, they further the Zoo’s mission of desert conservation and inspire quests to discover a passion for the desert’s wildlife and wild places.
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a nonprofit, accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, ensuring the highest standards of all aspects of animal care, education, conservation, public service, and operations.
Founded
1970
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Palm Desert, California