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Abby’s Catering has been providing one-of-a-kind culinary and hospitality experience since opening in 1980. Our customers are high profile passengers visiting or residing in Houston. Celebrities, government officials, head of states, secretaries, industry leaders, all traveling out of Houston aboard private, corporate, and commercial aircrafts are part of Abby’s valued circle of customers. Abby’s also provides exclusive gourmet delights for corporate offices, private and corporate events as well as food service management contracts.

Position: Grill Cook

Our Chefs ensure that Abby’s food creations are a ‘passport’ to a culinary journey of cultural and diverse preferences. Innovation, trend setting menus, highest customer satisfaction is the signature of Abby’s Catering. Our culinary team will make sure our customers enjoy an unforgettable dining experience while adhering to the highest food safety standards of the industry.

Reports to: Executive Chef

To him/her report: Prep-Cooks, Helpers

Essential functions:

• Leadership, Management and Accountability
• Passionate about Gourmet Food
• Comply with all Food Safety rules and regulations
• Ability to read and execute corporate recipes
• Clean and Sanitize station as needed and at end of shift
• Keeping waste logs up to date for financial controlling review
• Complete all FSQ logs in real time with accordance with FSQ standards
• Follow working / batch recipes using the proper tools (e.g. scales, scoops etc.)
• Ability to cook breakfast orders a la minute with a high sense of urgency, to customer's specifications.
• Ability to cook lunch orders with a high sense of urgency to customer's specifications

Company Core Values:

You must be willing to embrace our Company Core Values in the way you dedicate yourself to work:

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• Customer Service
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Competitiveness
• Honesty

Our Mission:

"To continue to be the leading in-flight and corporate catering company serving the Houston & Dallas Metro market by using locally sourced and sustainable raw ingredients, providing the most memorable and personalized attention to detail all while maintaining a fiscally sound budget and complying with the highest food safety standards."

Requirements, but not limited to: This position requires a Monday - Friday work schedule, within a breakfast & lunch work environment. The Business Dining industry is a year-round business and certain peak times of the year are blackout periods for PTO (paid time off), e.g. year end, summer. This position requires experience in eye for detail, multitasking with several orders and demanding Accountability and a high degree of accuracy (highest product quality, highest productivity output, complying with all food safety rules and regulations).

Qualifications

• Be a self-starter who works independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work early morning to afternoon shifts and overtime as needed
• Strong organizational, communication and cleanliness skills
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Ability to read and speak English fluently
• Highly flexible and analytical, pro-active team player
• Excellent knowledge of food and hygiene standards
• Must hold a valid Food Handlers Certificate, recognized by local authorities (e.g., SERV Safe).
• Meticulous time management skills with the ultimate attention to detail
• 3+ years of Grill cook experience is required