Do you love to cook? Are you passionate about food? As a Cook on our team, you’ll help bring recipes to life while being able to flex your creativity! Surrounded by fresh ingredients and the best equipment, you’ll be immersed in a world that goes beyond food preparation – experimenting with different cuisines, flavors, and cooking styles. At Aramark, we care about your health, so we have production guidelines and safety procedures in place to help you do what you love. Get ready to reach new heights, ignite your passion, and pursue what matters by cooking with us!

Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by Aramark location based on client requirements and business needs. Cooks and prepare a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes. Responsibilities include:

• Setting up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment.
• Preparing ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items.
• Safely using a variety of utensils including knives.
• Operating equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers, etc.
• Baking, roasting, broiling, steaming, and using a variety of cooking methods on meat, vegetables, and other foods.
• Arranging, garnishing, and portioning food according to established guidelines.
• Properly storing food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures.
• Cleaning and sanitizing work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Maintaining excellent customer service and positive demeanor towards guests, customers, clients, co-workers, etc.
• Adhering to Aramark safety policies and procedures including accurate food safety and sanitation.
• Ensuring security of company assets.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a cook or in a related role required.
• Validated knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as accurate food handling, sanitation, and storage.
• Must be able to acquire food safety certification.
• Demonstrate basic math and counting skills.
• Demonstrates interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Focus on health with production guidelines and safety procedures.
• Opportunity to flex creativity in cooking.
• Access to fresh ingredients and the best equipment.
• Support for skill development and career growth.

• Experience as a cook or in a related role required.
• Knowledge of basic principles of food preparation and various cooking methods.
• Understanding of food safety regulations, including handling, sanitation, and storage.
• Basic math and counting skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.