Job Overview

An excellent cook must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be detailed in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment
  • Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.)
  • Cook food in various utensils or grillers
  • Check food while cooking to stir or turn
  • Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
  • Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
  • Ensure all food and other items are stored properly
  • Check quality of ingredients
  • Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bakeware
  • Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
  • Ability to follow all sanitation procedures
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Very good communication skills
  • Excellent physical condition and stamina

BEHAVOURAL COMPETENCIES

  • Adaptability and Flexibility: Able to change direction as priorities shift and thrive in environments that require the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Creativity and Innovation: The ability to introduce new or novel concepts or ways of doing things.
  • Dependability: Fulfills commitments consistently and can be counted on to do what they agree to do.
  • Judgment: Ability to weigh alternative actions and make decisions that incorporate opinions, facts, tangible and/or intangible factors.
  • Pride in Work: Seeks to do a job correctly and is driven by being associated with doing high quality work.
  • Prioritization: Effectively arranges goals, tasks and projects in order of greatest importance to achieve success.
  • Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with others to achieve common causes.
  • Trustworthy: Proven, reliable, individual who can be counted on to do that they say they will do.

Positional expectations

  • Maintain all certification requirements. Submit new food handlers/ alcohol certification prior to the expiration date

  • Report to work on time, ready to work.

  • Maintain and well-groomed professional appearance and adhere to uniform standards

  • Deliver excellent customer service at all times

  • Report to work on time, ready to work

  • Provide consistent support to servers and other staff

  • maintain cleanliness in your area

  • Be familiar with menus, and company processes in an effort to answer questions when asked.

  • Abide by Tsunami Rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook

  • Abide by state and federal regulations regarding all restaurant operation, safety, and sanitation.

  • Measure and assemble ingredients for menu items

  • Collaborate with the Executive Chef and Cooks to prepare meals during our dining hours

  • Maintain accurate food inventories

  • Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures

  • Rotate stock items as per established procedures

  • Restock kitchen for subsequent shifts

  • Ensure that the food prep area and kitchen are cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift

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