Cook

**Company Information**

Sodexo is recognized as a strategic partner, we are a global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 80 countries, we serves 75 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Through its more than 100 services, we provides clients an integrated offering developed over 50 years of experience. Our success and performance are founded on its independence, its sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop and engage its 420,000 employees throughout the world.

**JOB OVERVIEW**

**This a great opportunity to work Monday to Friday from 7am - 2pm with the inclusion of benefits.**

The Cook 1 will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast and Lunch and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but Sodexo may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.

**General Responsibilities**:
▪ Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time.

▪ May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and operate a hot station.

▪ Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, provincial and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.

▪ Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.

▪ Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.

▪ Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.

▪ Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.

▪ Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.

▪ May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Sodexo, client and regulatory rules and procedures.

▪ May receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.

▪ May produce some batch goods using basic cooking techniques. ▪ Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.

▪ Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training

▪ Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.

▪ Complies with all Sodexo HACCP policies and procedures.

▪ Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.

▪ Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.

▪ May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned Job Qualifications: Experience/Knowledge:
▪ High School diploma, GED or equivalent
- ▪ 2 to 3 years of related work experience.

▪ Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred. Skills/Aptitude:
▪ Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.

▪ Ability to maintain a positive attitude.

▪ Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.

▪ Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.

▪ Ability to use a computer.

▪ Good working knowledge of food preparation.

▪ Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.

▪ Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised

**General Qualifications**:
▪ Willingness to be open to learning and growing.

▪ Maturity of judgment and behavior.

▪ Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance. ▪ Must comply with any dress code requirements.

▪ Maintains a positive attitude.

▪ Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.

▪ Complies with all Sodexo time and attendance policies and/or client operating hours

**Physical Requirements**:
▪ Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.

▪ Significant walking or other means of mobility.

▪ Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).

▪ Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 15.88 kilograms / 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move